The job has a very steep 'learning curve'. [=there is a large amount that has to be learned quickly in order to do the job]
He founded a prestigious 'institution of higher learning'. [=a college or university]
They were people of good education and considerable/great 'learning'.
(..) always getting in the way. Ah! Well, this is why I'm here to help. You're how old now, Bruno? Eight? Time to get your head out of those fiction books and start learning about fact. Time, I think, to turn your mind to the real world, and I believe this would be the perfect start. Die, die! (..)2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas