MSAF believes in the importance of lifelong learning for the growth and development of all employees and for the organization itself. While priority in training will be given to meeting the learning and development needs of the individual as they relate to MSAF's business aims, this will include encouragement and support for the personal and professional growth of each employee.

MSAF has a contemporary view of learning and development and both values and recognizes a range of learning and development activities through which each employee may gain knowledge, skills and confidence to develop competencies demonstrated in the carrying out of their daily duties. At MSAF we use the 70:20:10 rule as a general principle with 70% learning on the job, 20% on projects (functional as well as cross-functional through coaching & mentoring) and 10% classroom learning.

The everyday work environment should be recognized as a learning situation and should be maximized to achieve highly positive, rich, and diverse learning experiences directed towards improving MSAF's performance. Much of the learning that takes place in the workplace will be self-directed and will arise from daily work experiences where the staff member has a need or desire to learn more.