Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to 1) to synthesize learning processes in the workplace for self-development of private organizations and 2) to develop the model of learning promotion in the workplace for self-development of private organizations. An action research methodology was utilized with 5 employees whose operational level in the production line and willing to join the program. The researcher used the Self-development concept, Workplace learning concept, and Adult learning concept to develop a workplace learning enhancement model for self-development in private organizations.The research findings were as follows 1. The workplace learning for self-development in private organizations concepts were 1) learning goals must be started from themselves; 2) learning could be flexibly adjusted; 3) learning would occur immediately when needed; 4) learning was important in the workplace; 5) learning was meaningful with employees which the learning process consists of steps self-assessment, goal setting, learning design, learning execution, reflection. An environment that encourages learning in the workplace were involving employees to learn, relaxation, no pressure, have tools for learning which finding were the conditions that are required for learning in the workplace are 1) support their current work 2) relevant to career growth 3) given the importance of supervisors and The key success factors that promote effective learning in the workplace were 1) fast learning method 2) there is no additional work 3) communication 4) perspective towards the problem. The involving participants were supervisors, a person who has responsibility for human resource development, colleagues. A workplace learning must occur under fundamental beliefs that employees have the ability to learn, but lack of knowledge, skills, or behavior that is unable to perform by the expected standards.2. The workplace learning enhancement model for self-development in private organizations consists of 1) promoting fundamental beliefs were promoting learning is to support current jobs, encourages learning is to start from employees, promoting learning in the same direction; 2) promoting the concept of the learning process were encouraging employees to be ownership, encourage a consistent goal setting, positive attitude towards problems, promoting tools & learning channels; 3) promoting the learning process was encourage to have reflection skills, promoting communication expectations, promote learning discipline; 4) promoting environmental were management support, promote the exchange of learning information; 5) promoting required conditions were encouraging for exchanging ideas with supervisor and follow up, promoting a measurement system that is consistent with learning; 6) promoting key success factors was promoting continuity until being an organizational culture, promote active organizational adjustment; and 7) promoting the involving participants of the employees who had skilled as facilitator and coach.