The political economy of workplace learning -- The employment relationship and workplace learning -- Work organization, 'fields of activities' and workers' competence: the case of Italian small firms -- The context of learning in professional work environments : insights from the accountancy profession -- The assessment of workers' 'basic skills': a critique based on evidence from the United States, Canada and England -- Learning through work: workplace participatory practices -- Expansive learning environments: integrating organizational and personal development -- The new generation of expertise: seven theses -- Supporting learning in advanced supply systems in the automotive and aerospace industries -- Conceptualizing vocational knowledge: some theoretical considerations -- Transfer of knowledge between education and workplace settings -- Learner biographies: exploring tacit dimensions of knowledge and skills -- The conceptualization and measurement of learning at work -- The complexities of workplace learning: problems and dangers in trying to measure attainment -- Evidence-based policy or policy-base evidence? the struggle over new policy for workforce development in England.