The study is of three phases (not necessarily of temporal linearity) .
In the first phase of the study, which will last till the end of 2014, we would be conducting a web-based online discussion forum. The first phase of the study is an initial exploration of immigrants’ knowledge and learning experiences from their own perspectives.
In the second phase of the study, which will take place between Jan and June 2015, we will conduct face-to-face interviews with immigrants. It is an in-depth study of how immigrants advance professionally with particular attention paid to their immigrants’ knowledge and learning experiences.
In the third phase of the study, which will take place any time of the study, we will try to understand the conditioning of immigrants’ knowledge and learning experiences from the perspective of workforce professionals. In this phase, interviews will be conducted with key informants, such as managers, supervisors, trainers, continuous educators and policy makers.