Traditional management skills are increasingly irrelevant in today's unstable workplace in which people are expected to be individually accountable and productive. Self Managed learning is an increasingly popular solution offering benefits on both an individual and organisational level. This report introduces the concept of self managed learning, proposes simple, practical methods for introducing it and gives you the means to assess the potential benefits and risks. Contents include: *What is self managed learning? *How does it fit with training and development? *Process for self managed learing. *How can the effects be measured?