This volume brings together leading experts from the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand to critically evaluate the current debates on workplace learning and propose directions for future developments in both research and practice.Topics covered include:* expectations about learning at work into the twenty-first century* learning theories, practice and performance implications* the relationship between workplace learning and other forms of lifelong learning* the international developments in competency-based approaches to learning and assessment* the influence of language, power, culture and gender upon the 'construction' of learning.Understanding Learning at Work will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers interested in training, HRD, continuing and adult education.