Professor Stephen Gomez Advanced Professional Development (APD1)
Realising your learning potential Through knowledge & skill you can progress yourself & your work organisation; One way of recognising learning is through qualifications; Qualifications – normally associated with formal study at education institutions; In the workplace, learning continues – work-based learning, Brings together education & the workplace for the benefit of both.
Characteristics of a work- based learner Largely mature learners with a wide range of skills & knowledge that have not been accredited Variety of backgrounds: professional or vocational jobs, or lifelong learner eg through community, voluntary, leisure & personal work; This module allows you to gain a university-level qualification from learning through work experiences.
This resource was created by the University of Plymouth, Learning from WOeRK project. This project is funded by HEFCE as part of the HEA/JISC OER release programme.Learning from WOeRK This resource is licensed under the terms of the Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales license ( The resource, where specified below, contains other 3 rd party materials under their own licenses. The licenses and attributions are outlined below: The name of the University of Plymouth and its logos are unregistered trade marks of the University. The University reserves all rights to these items beyond their inclusion in these CC resources. The Higher Education Academy and JISC logos are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution -non-commercial- No Derivative Works 2.0 UK England & Wales license. All reproductions must comply with the terms of that license. Author Stephen Gomez Title Being a Work Based Learner Description Date Created August 2011 Educational Level 7 Keywords UKOER, Learning from WOeRK, LFWOER, UOPCPDWBL, Work-Based Learning, WBL, Continuous Professional Development, CPD, Advanced Professional Development Back page originally developed by the OER phase 1 C-Change project ©University of Plymouth, 2011, some rights reserved