Continuous Learning is the ability to apply strategies which support learning and the ability to adapt to change. We use this skill when we learn as part of regular work or from co-workers and when we access training in the workplace or off-site.

Carl has a wealth of experience after more than four decades of employment as an ironworker. That’s why some were surprised when he jumped at the opportunity to take optional certification training when ironwork became a recognized trade.

Carl took the training because of his desire to know the logic behind the procedures and safety precautions he had come to rely on through experience. As a foreman, Carl is responsible for devising the easiest, most efficient way to get the job done. But, he states, “Before the certification training, I wasn’t always able to explain to my crew why it was the best way to do it, I just knew. Now I can explain it and that will help them to make those decisions themselves next time.”