Why is lifelong learning important?
Lifelong Learning should have value for individuals, employers, and the profession alike: For individuals, lifelong learning is a personal commitment that is as much about your own desire for learning and improvement as it is about your status as a professional. Lifelong learning ensures that your knowledge and skills stay relevant throughout your professional career, supporting a wider range of career and employment opportunities. For employers, supporting lifelong learning for your employees is a way to ensure the best possible professional outcomes; and thus the reputation and standing of your organisation. For the profession, a culture of lifelong learning ensures that planning professionals are able to respond to new spatial challenges whenever they arise; are willing and able to support new entrants to the profession in their own learning; and that the profession continues to be held in a positive light by all users of the planning system.
