G u I d e L i n e s m a n u a L s a n d g u I d e L i n e s

Informal learning is defined as ‘intentional, but it is less organised and less structured … and may 

include for example learning events (activities) that occur in the family, in the workplace, and in the 

daily life of every person, on a self-directed, family-directed or socially-directed basis

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When do 

sports activities become ‘leisure’ and stop being 

‘learning’? 

In order to focus on learning activities and exclude the activities which are merely physical 

fitness programmes, we only include activities which focus on rules, techniques and skills, 

and which are competitive (professional or amateur). 

Therefore, sports activities which are not formally organised and which do not involve a 

trainer/teacher/coach are not considered to be training/learning activities, but rather physical