... and what they know. This has produced significant new challenges to traditional roles and practices for all those involved, raising issues of boundaries, expertise, qualifications and identities (Fenwick, 2012a , 2013). As I have indicated, the attempts to define professionalism have been varied...

... Degree (the new UK qualification which includes work‐based learning) is likely to reinforce negative perceptions of work‐based learning, in that it could be seen to be at “the cheaper and less prestigious end of the higher education market (towards low‐level qualifications, lifelong learning initiatives...

.... As a grounding for this, a contemporary and comprehensive learning theory is needed. The outline of such a theory and an example of how it can be used are presented. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Workplace learning Vocational training Adult education Qualifications Within the field of the education...