Understanding Lifelong Learning and Training

Lifelong learning is all about undertaking learning from the day you are born to the day that you die!

If you were asked to picture ‘learning’ in your mind the concept of learning you would probably have a picture of a school, university or TAFE college; or perhaps just the words.

In reality lifelong learning is all about the learning that you will do throughout your life. It includes the formal learning that you did at school, university, vocational courses, apprenticeship or traineeship. It also includes on the job learning as technology changed or you changed jobs, the learning that you do in your private life, relationships, realising children, learning hobbies and managing day to day living. Most importantly lifelong learning also includes learning about ourselves.

You will grow both professionally and personally when you actively participate in ongoing lifelong learning. The world is an ever changing place!