Self-Managed Learning in the Context of Lifelong Learning
SELF-MANAGED LEARNING IN THE
CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Unit 13 Personal & Professional Development
Introduction
NatTrainSolns (NTS) a small but influential management training consultancy agency based in City West Industrial Park, Dublin. We deliver professional educational training to both the public and private business sectors. Our mission is to provide targeted training solutions to meet the needs of our clients, operating under the highest ethical standards and treating our stakeholders with respect and acknowledgement for their contributions to the success and furtherance of the company’s mission and goals.
NTS will develop and execute content and training consistent with the most effective trends in self-managed learning to meet the identified needs of Teagasc and its 1,200 staff divided in 52 locations throughout Ireland (Teagasc, 2013). Via its S-ML programmes, NTS will promote the efficient use of Irish government resources to maximize the efficiency of The Authority in providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities of Ireland.
1. Evaluating approaches to Self-Managed Learning from the perspective of Teagasc needs and objectives.
Considering the vast capillarity of Teagasc, with hundreds of staff distributed all over Ireland, NTS believes the Open Learning method can be the most efficient approach to be adopted. We will provide an internet-based course, to guide the learners through the course contents in a social constructionist model of education.
Motivation is the key factor to foster the retaining of knowledge and skills by the learners. This motivation can be related closely to the expectations the Learner has regarding the learning process to be started and his personal goals to be achieved. According to Hiemstra (1994), “self-directed learning readiness has been associated with a various performance, psychological, and social variables”. Some of
CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Unit 13 Personal & Professional Development
Introduction
NatTrainSolns (NTS) a small but influential management training consultancy agency based in City West Industrial Park, Dublin. We deliver professional educational training to both the public and private business sectors. Our mission is to provide targeted training solutions to meet the needs of our clients, operating under the highest ethical standards and treating our stakeholders with respect and acknowledgement for their contributions to the success and furtherance of the company’s mission and goals.
NTS will develop and execute content and training consistent with the most effective trends in self-managed learning to meet the identified needs of Teagasc and its 1,200 staff divided in 52 locations throughout Ireland (Teagasc, 2013). Via its S-ML programmes, NTS will promote the efficient use of Irish government resources to maximize the efficiency of The Authority in providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities of Ireland.
1. Evaluating approaches to Self-Managed Learning from the perspective of Teagasc needs and objectives.
Considering the vast capillarity of Teagasc, with hundreds of staff distributed all over Ireland, NTS believes the Open Learning method can be the most efficient approach to be adopted. We will provide an internet-based course, to guide the learners through the course contents in a social constructionist model of education.
Motivation is the key factor to foster the retaining of knowledge and skills by the learners. This motivation can be related closely to the expectations the Learner has regarding the learning process to be started and his personal goals to be achieved. According to Hiemstra (1994), “self-directed learning readiness has been associated with a various performance, psychological, and social variables”. Some of
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