This chapter argues that learning environments that offer employees diverse forms of participation foster learning at work. Case study evidence is used to illuminate the relationship between work and learning in relation to three participatory dimensions: (1) opportunities for engaging in multiple (and overlapping) communities of practice at and beyond the workplace; (2) access to a multidimensional approach to the acquisition of expertise through the organisation of work and job design; and (3) the opportunity to pursue knowledge-based courses and qualifications relating to work. Our research indicates that where organisations have created 'expansive learning environments' and practise an expansive approach to learning, they also provide the basis for the integration of personal and organisational development.
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