ABSTRACT
This section is a general opening to the subject of work based learning. In it we will show how work based learning is the central and most important aspect of learning to impact on performance at work. We want to make a case for work based learning before showing the practical approaches that can be used. So often when people at work think about improving their knowledge or skills, they think of going on a training course. Yet the research evidence suggests that this knee-jerk reaction is usually unhelpful and that more cost-effective learning approaches may be available to meet a particular need. That is to say, it might be a case for work based learning.
