Helen Bound is Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Centre for Work and Learning at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore; Honorary Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Tasmania; and Honorary Principal Research Fellow with Griffith University.Karen Evans is Emeritus Professor of Education at University College London, and Honorary Professor with the Centre for Learning and Life Chances, University College London.Sahara Sadik is Principal Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.Annie Karmel was Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. What does it mean to be a NPWer? Learning and identity 3. To be or not to be? That is not a simple question. Motivations for becoming a non-permanent worker 4. Contexts 5. Integrated practice 6. Using the spaces of NPW for learning curriculum design and delivery type 7. Implications for workforce development

Helen Bound is Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Centre for Work and Learning at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore; Honorary Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Tasmania; and Honorary Principal Research Fellow with Griffith University.Karen Evans is Emeritus Professor of Education at University College London, and Honorary Professor with the Centre for Learning and Life Chances, University College London.Sahara Sadik is Principal Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.Annie Karmel was Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. What does it mean to be a NPWer? Learning and identity 3. To be or not to be? That is not a simple question. Motivations for becoming a non-permanent worker 4. Contexts 5. Integrated practice 6. Using the spaces of NPW for learning curriculum design and delivery type 7. Implications for workforce development

Helen Bound is Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Centre for Work and Learning at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore; Honorary Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Tasmania; and Honorary Principal Research Fellow with Griffith University.Karen Evans is Emeritus Professor of Education at University College London, and Honorary Professor with the Centre for Learning and Life Chances, University College London.Sahara Sadik is Principal Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.Annie Karmel was Researcher at the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. What does it mean to be a NPWer? Learning and identity 3. To be or not to be? That is not a simple question. Motivations for becoming a non-permanent worker 4. Contexts 5. Integrated practice 6. Using the spaces of NPW for learning curriculum design and delivery type 7. Implications for workforce development