@article{article_616499, title={Footprints of Lifelong Learners: Occupational Health and Safety Course}, journal={Kastamonu Education Journal}, volume={27}, pages={2057–2066}, year={2019}, DOI={10.24106/kefdergi.3282}, author={Kip Kayabaşı, Buket and Aydın, Sinan}, keywords={açık ve uzaktan öğrenme,yaşam boyu öğrenme,açıköğretim,uzaktan eğitim, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği eğitimi}, abstract={<p class="zetmetinTrke"> <span lang="EN-GB">Lifelong learning represents all learning activities undertaken throughout a person’s lifetime, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competencies. These activities can be undertaken in formal, non-formal as well as informal learning settings. From this point of view, Anadolu University e-Certificate Programs are national scale platform and have been developed as a solution to the need for lifelong learning in Turkey. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="zetmetinTrke"> <span lang="EN-GB">In 2016, upon the Ministry of Labour, Social Services and Family’s request, an OHS e-Certificate Program for Employer and the Representative of Employer, who have a workforce of fewer than 50 workers and a workplace that is classified as “less dangerous” has been designed by Anadolu University. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="zetmetinTrke"> <span lang="EN-GB">This research is designed to reveal the tendencies within the Occupational Health and Safety e-Certificate Program, which has almost 80,000 participants since 2016. The average age of participants is 39 and 65.3% are graduates of higher education and 51.4% are employers. Participants have indicated that they are most likely to benefit from the course book during their study; 80.7% of them stated that they will re-participate in such course which is conducted through open and distance learning. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p>}, number={5}, publisher={Kastamonu Üniversitesi}