| Summary: | The workplace learning (WPL) is seen as a platform to improve and
enhance the human resource intervention in upgrading and developing
human resources at the workplace. According to Bierema (2002),
organisations must be aware of various factors that can influence the
learning environment and working system. A working environment
that can stimulate learning such as how employees can be involved
in learning activity and organisational support are literally the main
factor on how an organisation can be categorised as a learning
environment (Billet, 2001). Billet (2000) has also indentified that
skills, knowledge and learning capacity of human resources are the
critical success factors for an organisation. Consequently, nowadays
aspects of the WPL are seen as the main effort towards lifelong
learning. Kirby et. al (2003) stress that there is a critical need for an
organisation to realize and understand the importance of this learning
aspect in their organisation. This includes on how important it is
to understand how employees learn and think at their workplace.
This could be influenced by the current changing factors in working
environment which emphasise more on learning aspects such as
lifelong learning, knowledge management and learning organisation. However, learning at the workplace will only be accomplishment if
there is a strong commitment from employers.
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