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The issue of lifelong learning for professionals is of interest from boardrooms to factories to the halls of higher learning. Billions of dollars are spent annually for continuing professional education. Add to the basic cost the additional funding for maintenance training and more training to stay competitive in the global market and organizations are looking at large investments for educating their employees. The American Society for Training & Development’s (ASTD) Trend Report of 2006 estimates that organizations spend $190 billion annually on workplace learning. When all costs, direct and indirect, are combined, the range goes even higher. Management expectations from training and education programs are high.
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Daffron, S.R., Metzgen-Ohlswager, I., Skinner, S., Saarinen, L. (2012). Acquiring Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Across a Lifetime by Transferring to One’s Own Practice. In: Aspin, D., Chapman, J., Evans, K., Bagnall, R. (eds) Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2360-3_37
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