Definition
Dale and Bell (1999) define informal workplace learning as that which takes place in the work context, relates to an individual’s performance of their job and/or their employability, and which is not formally organized into a program or curriculum by the employer.
Introduction
Most learning in the workplace today is informal learning (Dale and Bell 1999; Enos et al. 2003; Merriam and Bierema 2014; Schurmann and Beausaert 2016) – and for various reasons. Unlike formal learning – which can delay a worker’s learning process due to the highly structured and complicated process of design, approval, and delivery – informal learning responds immediately to workers’ needs with its learner-centered and need-specific nature. More so, in today’s knowledge-based society characterized by fast-evolving technologies, this has made informal workplace learning unprecedentedly important for workers to...
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López, O.S. (2020). Informal Workplace Learning. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_108-1
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