Table 2.

Mapping of themes against the components of Billet’s theory

Components of the Billet’s theory of workplace pedagogy	Themes
Learning through undertaking everyday work activities.	Participation in workplace activities and guided learning at work.
Opportunities to participate, observe and listen.
Use of modelling, coaching and scaffolding.
Use of techniques to develop understanding.	Participation in workplace activities and guided learning at work. Ongoing support to help meet learning needs.
Opportunities to access goals required for performance.	Workplace affordances. Ongoing support to help meet learning needs.
Close guidance by experienced workers.	Participation in workplace activities and guided learning at work. Workplace affordances. Ongoing support to help meet learning needs.
	Support offered for supervisors.*

*Additional theme identified from inductive data-driven coding but did not map on to Billet’s theory.