Learning path

A learning path is an ordered series of learning activities somebody works through on the way to a role or an authorisation. It usually combines digital modules, workplace coaching, observation and assessment, with dependencies: some steps can only follow others.

It turns separate trainings into a route with a beginning and an end. For the employee it is visible where they stand; for the organisation it is visible when somebody can work independently and what is still needed to get there.

When onboarding technical staff, this is the difference between an induction period that varies by whoever is guiding it and one that is reproducible. The path fixes what happens in which week and who signs off for what. A common mistake is making the path entirely digital: the workplace observation belongs in it as a formal step, otherwise the evidence shifts from evidence of capability to evidence of having worked through it.