... “occurs within an organised and structured context (formal education, in-company training, etc). and that is designated as learning” (Bjørnåvold, 2000b , p. 204). Secondly, non-formal learning is “embedded in planned activities that are not explicitly designated as learning, but which contain an important...

...Moira Bailey Purpose – The purpose of this paper is an investigation into the experiences of professional development of human resource (HR) practitioners in the North of Scotland, and the use of non-formal learning in that development. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth semi-structured...