Benefits Of Lifelong Learning

LIFELONG LEARNING TERM

Lifelong learning can be defined as a mindset and a habit for people to adopt and acquire and is a challenge in inventing the future of the society. It requires inventions and integration of new theories and practices and so as to make it important to human life there is need to create reward structures by engaging individuals, groups and organizations in different experiences and making of these new theories. (Ingebly, Ewan and Dawn Joyce Learning to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector London: Continuum International Pub . Group, 2010 Print.)

Lifelong learning can also be generally defined as the mode of learning that is undertaken all through one’s life. This learning should be diverse, accessible at all times and

One of the ways is mentoring. This simply involves giving support to others who are interested in engineering. Being more experienced than those who are younger and new to the field of engineering giving them support is a major contribution and genuine form of lifelong learning. It allows sharing of ideas from various experiences to help solve and provide solutions to problems arising or joined up. International bodies have emphasized on the role of mentoring since the neophytes or the learners are nurtured and allowed to grow by experts. I have considered this as a major role in my life since it allows me to grow by sharing my experiences. However, mentoring has its strengths and weaknesses which one gets used to and learns to cope with

Participating in these activities allows one to acquire and get experience in their field of study. One gets the opportunity to interact with various customers get to know their needs, what is in the market as well as the calamities being faced. Spending time with my seniors who can be referred to as the then experts allows one to learn from their experiences. Having gone to various engineering companies, I have had a chance to get experiences that have allowed me put in practice what I have learnt in class by making the theory learnt in engineering practical. During these internships one gets the chance to participate in professional seminars. Personally, these seminars have allowed me to acquire engineering skills and knowledge not taught in class. Workplace learning has also served as a major lifelong learning step in my life. Many professions engineering being one of them have recognized the essence of developing professionals to be lifelong learners. Formal learning only serves as a beginning of accumulating knowledge. Critical learning and learning reflectively in workplaces can help a learner to become more self reliant and enable them to directly manage and regulate their working and learning