A fresh, challenging, international perspective on the issues involved in building a smart workforce. Written by leading analysts and practitioners from Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the USA, issues of competence and expertise are considered.

Introduction; Part A. Megatrends: Setting the Scene in the Changing World of Work: 1. Changes in Work and Social Life at the Dawn of the 21st Century Part B. Critical Aspects for Workplace Education: 2. Competence - The Basic for a Smart Workforce 3. Experience, Common Sense and Expertise in Workplace Learning 4. Getting Smart Around Literacy: Social Practice, Workplaces and the Workforce in New Times Part C. Pedagogical Implications: 5. Performance at Work: Identifying Smart Work Practice 6. Workers' Texts, Identities and Learning Possibilities in the Smart Workforce 7. Transfer of Learning to Strengthen Workplace Training Part D. Directions: 8. Lifelong and Life-broad Learning