INFORMAL

LEARNING
TREXIE DE OCAMPO
PETER PILARCO
WHAT IS
INFORMAL LEARNING
Personal learning.

Informal learning are most often unplanned

and they happen organically every day by
design or by chance.

Informal learning is a style of learning in

which the learner sets their own goals and
objectives.
USE OF
INFORMAL LEARNING
Makes career and leadership development a
part of company culture

Expands employees’ understanding of their

role and the business

Learners can decide what they need to

learn and then establish their own objectives
and agenda.
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EXAMPLE OF
INFORMAL LEARNING
 ADVANTAGE AND
DISADVANTAGE
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

It is more accessible and Informal learning is less

01 democratic, offers unlimited

research and knowledge
01 effective when one wants to
learn about a specific area or
knowledge or skill
It promotes self-learning as it is

02 mainly unplanned with no fee

structure or definite syllabus. It is 02 No Evaluation
total, gained through practice in a
natural way. Knowledge that is shared may
It makes the learner
03 be incorrect or missing
03 vulnerable to share their information
information with others and
gets valuable returns.
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