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The central aim is to conceptualize how learning capabilities transition into work participation through systemic processes.

March 18, 2026Open Access

The Transition Architecture Model

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The central aim is to conceptualize how learning capabilities transition into work participation through systemic processes.
Introduces the Transition Architecture Model as a conceptual framework.
Examines interactions between learning systems, work systems, and digital infrastructures.
Utilizes socio-technical systems theory and organizational learning research.
Describes structural relationships between learning, work, and technology.
Illustrates transition processes of capabilities from learning to work.
Provides a basis for designing infrastructures that enhance visibility and recognition of learning capabilities.

Abstract

This paper introduces the Transition Architecture Model (Haslauer, 2026), a conceptual framework that examines how capabilities developed through learning become visible, recognized, and translated into participation in work. The model connects three system domains: learning systems, work systems, and digital infrastructures. These domains interact through three transition mechanisms: transitions, recognition processes, and institutional systems that shape how capabilities move across educational, organizational, and labor market contexts. Drawing on socio-technical systems theory, organizational learning research, and skills ecosystems literature, the framework conceptualizes transitions between learning and work as systemic processes rather than individual events. Two conceptual diagrams illustrate the model. The first diagram describes the structural relationships between learning, work, and technology. The second diagram presents the transition process through which capabilities developed within learning systems become translated into participation in work through recognition infrastructures and institutional systems. The Transition Architecture Model provides a conceptual foundation for designing transition infrastructures that improve how capabilities developed through learning become visible, recognized, and translated into participation in work. The framework also informs applied components within the Goldmonkeys ecosystem, including the ARRIVAL Transition Integrity Suite, Learnpire capability records, Cultures Crossing Borders learning environments, and the Goldmonkeys Handcrafted initiative.

The Transition Architecture Model

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