The increasing focus on learning and innovation within organisations has significantly changed perceptions and practices of learning. It has also generated an increasingly diverse and growing network of learning and development practitioners (L&D), constructing an emerging identity that is critical to organisational growth. Our study of nearly 800 Australian L&D practitioners explored their working roles, relationships, and development needs, in a contested environment. Our purpose was to explore how L&D practice has changed; if a professional identity for L&D practitioners is emerging; and what development needs L&D practitioners have. The practitioner responses from this study are used to model the emerging themes of L&D practice, substantiate the emergence of a ‘quasi‐professional’ identity, and indicate the imperatives that underpin professional development frameworks. This knowledge provides a foundation for reconceptualising the learning and development practitioner domain.

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学习和发展从业人员：身份，职业和未来轨迹

组织内部对学习和创新的日益关注极大地改变了学习的观念和实践。它还产生了越来越多样化且不断增长的学习与发展从业人员（L＆D）网络，从而建立了对组织发展至关重要的新兴身份。我们对近800名澳大利亚L＆D从业人员的研究在竞争激烈的环境中探索了他们的工作角色，关系和发展需求。我们的目的是探讨L＆D实践的变化。L＆D从业人员的职业身份是否正在出现；以及L＆D从业人员有哪些发展需求。从这项研究中，从业者的回答被用来为L＆D实践的新兴主题建模，以证实“准专业”身份的出现，并指出支撑专业发展框架的必要条件。这些知识为重新概念化学习和发展从业者领域提供了基础。