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WorldSkills UK Training Managers: Midas Touch or Fool’s Gold?

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  • Wilde, Stephanie
  • Relly, Susan James

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This article focuses on the role of training managers (TMs) in UK participation in WorldSkills Competitions (WSC). The TM role is outlined, according to the perceptions of the TMs, and there is analysis of the benefits to them of participation, as well as the barriers they face, and the benefits and barriers available to participating further education colleges and employers. The article is based on analysis of semi-structured interviews with almost the full cohort of UK TMs preparing competitors for WorldSkills Brazil 2015, and concludes with reflections on the vision and purposes of UK WorldSkills participation.

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  • Wilde, Stephanie & Relly, Susan James, 2015. "WorldSkills UK Training Managers: Midas Touch or Fool’s Gold?," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 2(2), pages 85-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ijrvet:142444
    DOI: 10.13152/IJRVET.2.2.1
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    1. Pylväs, Laura & Nokelainen, Petri, 2017. "Finnish WorldSkills achievers' vocational talent development and school-to-work pathways," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 4(2), pages 95-116.
    2. Chankseliani, Maia & James Relly, Susan, 2016. "Three-Capital Approach to the Study of Young People who Excel in Vocational Occupations: A Case of WorldSkills Competitors and Entrepreneurship," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 3(1), pages 46-65.

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