Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning

1. What is it?

   • It is focused on personal and voluntary development. It means that occurs out of the education system
   • personal fulfillment
     • goals or interests outside of our formal schooling
       • To learn how to cook a dish
   • Voluntary Self-motivated or self-initiated Doesn’t always require a cost Often informal

2. Organizational

   • Employees should engage in constant personal learning in order to be adaptable and flexible for the organization to stay competitive and relevant
   • Organizations are leveraging the concept of lifelong learning in order to place the responsibility of learning on employees

3. How to adopt lifelong learning in your life?

   • 1.- Recognize your own personal interests and goals
     • Look for things that are your passion and you want to learn more.
   • 2. Make a list of what you would like to learn or be able to do
     • To identify what motivates you
   • 3. Identify how you would like to get involved and the resources available
     • Research and read about your interests by discovering new books or magazines
   • 4. Structure the learning goal into your life
     • Plan and adapt all the activities according your lifestyle
   • 5. Make a commitment
     • Setting realistic expectations and have the self-motivation

4. Examples of lifelong learning

   • Learning a new sport, subject, language , cooking, using new technology

5. Benefits

   • 1. Renewed self-motivation
     • To figure out what inspires you and you don't get stuck
   • 2. Recognition of personal interests and goals
     • It reduces boredom
   • 3. Improvement in other personal and professional skills
     • You can improve skills such as , critical thinking , leadership or problem solving
   • 4. Improved self-confidence
     • In personal and professional life

6. Importance

   • To follow your personal or professional expectations, It is good to explore a large information and learn more an more.