I prefer action-learning projects as both a learning activity and an assessment process. As action-learning projects are workplace-based where knowledge and skills that are gained are transferable to actual workplace scenarios. Instructional design is a profession, the old chalk and talk aligned to rote learning well and truly history for the new skill-sets required by contemporary learners. 

So now I am designing new learning strategies, writing the learning resources aligned with these strategies and the assessment documentation is interesting for me too. So ok, where does this take us? Contemporary workplaces recognise the requirement for a skilled and productive workforce and are willing to take proactive steps to achieve workplace competency.

Workplace learning is an important facet of a multi-structured learning strategy. Modern workplaces are hiring instructional designers to develop and implement structured workplace events to ensure learning actually takes place. It is absolutely imperative learning events are designed to maximise on-the-job projects. Learning must align to workplace tasks with skills matching workplace requirements. Engineering trades require both knowledge and skills with behavioural training principles embedded in programs.