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Building Lifelong Learning ecosystems through coaching: Insights from a coaching intervention with workplace learners Shermain Puah (12331022) Sok Mui May Lim (10758387) Shimin Ngoh (22401244) Jing Shi (12270827) workplace learners coaching coachable moments support ecosystem lifelong learning <p dir="ltr">This study explores how coaching can serve as a key mechanism in fostering a support ecosystem for workplace learners on their lifelong learning journey. Unlike traditional students, workplace learners face added pressures from work, family, and study. Drawing on insights from a nine-month coaching intervention implemented in Singapore where workplace learners were supported through coaching conversations with either external professional coaches or internal coach-educators, this paper discusses how coaching helped learners with their goal setting process and cultivated self-directed habits essential for lifelong learning. Coaches’ session notes provided a view into how coaches facilitated reflection, accountability, and meaning-making and how learners articulated, refined, and worked toward their goals over time. Their experiences suggest that coaching can be a meaningful support mechanism for workplace learners by helping them gain clearer sight of the goals they are working towards, while reinforcing learners’ beliefs in their ability to grow and achieve these goals. For institutions building a coaching support ecosystem, investing in internal coaching capabilities provides a scalable and sustainable starting point. Over time, strategic deployment of both internal and external coaches can foster a richer and more adaptive learning support ecosystem.</p> 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 10.53807/0902f5RE https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Building_Lifelong_Learning_ecosystems_through_coaching_Insights_from_a_coaching_intervention_with_workplace_learners/34018911 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0