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Modelling of vocational excellence: An international perspective

conference contribution
posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by H Smith, Mark RahimiMark Rahimi
This paper provides an overview of the findings from a Finnish Ministry of Education sponsored project called ‘Modeling of Vocational Excellence’ (MoVE) and an Australian application and adaptation of this research: ‘MoVE Australia’. The Finnish MoVE research project was conducted by the Research Centre for Vocational Education at the University of Tampere explored WorldSkills as a site for the development of expertise and pursuit of excellence. It addressed questions about the abilities and attributes of competitors, and the social and environmental factors which influenced their skill development. The Australian project administered the Finnish MoVE survey to the Australian international WorldSkills team which will compete in London in October 2011 and introduced a second survey about competitor experience, designed to give voice to the young people involved in WorldSkills. This survey was administered to competitors, trainers and judges participating in the WSA National Competition held in Brisbane in May 2010, and later to employers and families. The Australian extension of the Finnish research has generated a rich source of experiential data, providing fresh insights into career choice and training. The findings of the research offer opportunities for reviewing elements of trade training and raise questions about the role of a competitive community of practice in quality skill formation and about the current level of research on this aspect of Australia VET practice.

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Event

Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Asscoiation. Conference (14th 2011 : Melbourne, Vic.)

Pagination

1 - 10

Publisher

AVETRA

Location

Melbourne, Vic.

Place of publication

Sydney, N. S. W.

Start date

2011-04-28

End date

2011-04-29

ISBN-13

9780980527537

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2011, AVETRA

Editor/Contributor(s)

B Golding

Title of proceedings

AVETRA 2011 : Janus- Reflecting Back, Projecting Forward : Proceedings of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association 2011 conference

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