Download or read book Supporting Workplace Learning for High Performance Working written by David N. Ashton and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores workplace learning as a means of enhancing both work performance and the quality of working life. Identifies characteristics of high performance work organizations, considers the implementation of high performance work practices and investigates how far these practices are embedded in different countries. Examines ways in which public policy can be used to encourage organizations to make more effective use of the skills of their employees.