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What is Informal (Self) Learning

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Enhancing Innovation in Higher Education Institutions
Informal (self) learning is a self-learning, for which a learner does not get any certification. “Informal learning is Intentional training (self-learning) and unintentional (occurring in everyday life, including time spent at work, except for formal and non-formal training); unorganized and non-systematic activities; all the ways in which we gain knowledge” 14 AU132: Endnote Reference 14 .
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Innovative Approach to Developing Competencies for Business Practice
Mojca Duh (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia), Jernej Belak (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia), and Tjaša Štrukelj (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 36
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2708-5.ch019
Abstract
The book chapter introduces the research findings on the application of teaching methods in higher education in Slovenia that positively affect the process of developing students' transversal competences. The goal of the research was to explore the teaching methods that should be applied in the process of improving transversal competences of students in higher education, from two perspectives: developing students' transversal competences at institutions of higher education and demands of the labour market regarding the required qualifications of graduates. Namely, contemporary business practice recognises transversal competences as increasingly important, due to their impact on innovation and development of society and economy. Higher education institutions have important role when diminishing mismatches between students' competences and applicable requirements of the labour market.
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