Workplace learning is a critical aspect of both continuing professional education and human resource development. However, often providers, scholars and even the learners themselves pay little attention to the learning that actually happens in the workplace. The study sought to obtain insights into workplace learning of Adult Education and Training, centre managers and educators. Qualitative data generated through interviews and focus group discussions with 62 conveniently selected educators and centre managers in 18 Adult Education and Training centres were thematically analysed through a seven-step process. Educator workplace learning emerged around judgement, decision-making and problem solving, awareness and understanding, role and task performance and team work and passion. Data also indicated that the learning was tacit, surface, context-rooted and consequential to managing crises in the Adult Education and Training centres. The study recommends adequate resource provisioning to this sector by the Department of Higher Education and Training to promote deep learning-in-practice and minimise the surface learning in crisis management that is prevalent in the centres. Adult Education and Training has to fulfil its mandate of contributing to economic development and transformation of broader society, however, without resource supports, this crucial role will remain a dream, which may force educators into paying lip-service to the work of educating adults.

职场学习是持续专业教育和人力资源开发的关键方面。但是，提供者，学者甚至学习者自己往往很少注意工作场所中实际发生的学习。该研究旨在获得对成人教育和培训，中心经理和教育工作者的工作场所学习的见解。通过七个步骤，对与18个成人教育和培训中心的62位便捷选择的教育者和中心经理的访谈和焦点小组讨论生成的定性数据进行了主题分析。在判断，决策和解决问题，意识和理解，角色和任务表现以及团队合作和热情周围出现了教育工作者的工作场所学习。数据还表明，学习是默认的，表面的，在成人教育和培训中心中根植于环境并相应地处理危机。该研究建议高等教育和培训部向该部门提供足够的资源，以促进实践中的深度学习，并尽量减少中心普遍存在的危机管理中的表面学习。成人教育和培训必须履行其为经济发展和更广泛的社会转型做出贡献的使命，但是，在没有资源支持的情况下，这一至关重要的作用将仍然是一个梦想，这可能迫使教育工作者为成人教育工作付出口头服务。该研究建议高等教育和培训部向该部门提供足够的资源，以促进实践中的深度学习，并尽量减少中心普遍存在的危机管理中的表面学习。成人教育和培训必须履行其为经济发展和更广泛的社会转型做出贡献的使命，但是，在没有资源支持的情况下，这一至关重要的作用将仍然是一个梦想，这可能迫使教育工作者为成人教育工作付出口头服务。该研究建议高等教育和培训部向该部门提供足够的资源，以促进实践中的深度学习，并尽量减少中心普遍存在的危机管理中的表面学习。成人教育和培训必须履行其为经济发展和更广泛的社会转型做出贡献的任务，但是，在没有资源支持的情况下，这一关键作用将仍然是一个梦想，这可能迫使教育工作者对成人教育工作起口头作用。