Lifelong Learning for ICT Professionals

Running head: LIFE LONG LERANING FOR ICT PROFESSIONALS
Lifelong learning for ICT professionals
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1LIFE LONG LERANING FOR ICT PROFESSIONALS
Answer to the question no 1:
Lifelong learning process defines the learning process where the person gain the
knowledge I a continuous process. Through the lifelong learning, the learning does not stop
after the completion of the course or degree. The knowledge can be gained on the demand of
the situation or for the problem solving purpose.
For an ICT professional lifelong learning is an important process. The ICT industry is
changing rapidly. Apart from that there are different emerging technologies innovating with
the progress of the time. In this case, it is required for the ICT professional to be updated
regarding the changes and the new innovations in the ICT (Hult, Byström and Gellerstedt
2016). In order to do this lifelong learning is important (Tondeur et al. 2016). With the
innovation of the new technology regarding ICT, the professionals have to learn about the
usage and the functionalities of that respective technology. As, for example, the innovation of
the drone delivery is an emerging technology (Van den Beemt and Diepstraten 2016). The
ICT professionals working in the industry for many years do not know about the drone
delivery system at initial stage. At this point in order to implement the system I the
organization they need to learn about the functionalities of drone delivery system.
Answer to question no 2:
In order to become a lifelong learner, the approach towards the learning is needed to
be changed. In this case, the professionals should be flexible to adopt the new technology in
an easy way. Before adopting the use of the new technology, the professionals have to
understand the usefulness of the new technology and how it is relevant for the organization
and industry. The professional should check if the selected technology belongs to his or her
domain (Alt 2018). As for example, the person working with the development of the software