Sponsored by. … to promote and facilitate through cooperative action a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards

Sponsored by

… to promote and facilitate through cooperative action a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards of competence make to the achievement of economic success and personal fulfillment.

Aims of MoVE research:• investigate the characteristics of vocational excellence; • produce rigorous research evidence to:

WorldSkills Foundation mission…

- underpin the promotion of quality vocational education and training to young people, their families and employers;

- facilitate improved vocational practice

outcomes

• A new lens on current vocational practice• A celebration of vocational excellence at global and national

levels• A framework for international benchmarking and a global

discourse on quality and productivity

progress to date

• Survey of WorldSkills London competitors (n= 413) and experts (n=165) administered 5-8 October

• Data analysis using SPSS, NVIVO• Report available from http://www.worldskillsfoundation.org/ after

May 13th

http://www.worldskillsfoundation.org/

MoVE London October 2011

• 934 competitors from 56 WorldSkills member organisations • Competing in 46 skill categories• Supported by 934 Experts covering all skill categories

• 413 competitors from 38 WorldSkills member organisations • 165 Experts from 38 member organisations

MoVE survey responses

snapshots from the data

162

46

36

110

54

Seeing how my skil ls compare withnational and international standards

Getting feedback on how well I amdoing

Knowing where I stand in relation tomy peers

Being stretched to learn more skil ls

Building friendships and networks

When you think about your World Skills journey, which of the following is MOST important to you


How important will WorldSkills be to the next stage of your career?

108

211

46

10

35

Essential

Significant

Of minimalimportance

Of noimportance

Do not know


How would you rate your overall involvement in WorldSkills?

147

107

109

43

7

Much better than I expected

A l ittle better than I expected

As I expected

A l ittle disappointing

Very disappointing


128

84

186

156

162

147

64

124

Producing useful things

Being of service to others

Love my skil l area

Good job and career prospects

Enjoy a job with a variety of tasks

Enjoy a job where there is a lot to learn

Being able to get a job overseas

Being able to work with new technologies

What attracted you to your chosen skill?

WorldSkills and professional identify

• self confidence• motivation to succeed• technical skill development• employability skills• contacts and networks• opportunities

novice

The competitor’s WorldSkills journey

A fast track pathway to professional identityproficient practitioner


Five different types of survey question probing the dimensions of professional identity:

• ‘Triads’

• ‘Polarities’

• Multiple choice

• Likert scale questions

• Narrative question

WorldSkills and professional identifyAs a result of this experience I see myself as:


I see myself as:

Student/apprentice Member of trade/profession

Same results for “my family; trainer; employer see me as…”


147

141

170

107

144

Trade/professional training institution

Workplace

Being involved in WorldSkil ls training andcompetitions

Knowing that there are opportunities forpromotion

Enjoyment of the work

Thinking back over your training and work career, which of the following have strengthened your sense of belonging to your trade/profession?


a. Becoming a master in my trade/profession has become very important for me

619

57

153

174

1 2 3 4 5


c. I feel like I have become a professional in my trade/profession

1226

79

158

132

1 2 3 4 5


e. I am confident that I help my peers solve a work problem

5 11

89

173

122

1 2 3 4 5


3 12

57

153

181

1 2 3 4 5

f. I am ready to accept a broad range of responsibilities at work


6 11

45

138

209

1 2 3 4 5

g. I like to be engaged in new technical challenges at work.


6 8

46

122

226

1 2 3 4 5

i. I am able to learn new things by myself


It’s an experience which is at the same time professional and personal, enriching from the point of view of your physical and mental capacity. All the preparation before the course is very important to feel comfortable on D Day. But I will retain one thing in particular, the power of concentration, one of the most difficult things to manage as you must work really hard to just think about one thing “your work” ...

Competitor, France


I would say that it is a competition which makes you grow as you learn so much about your job. You increase your skills. It’s a sacrifice but this is really beneficial and you learn about yourself as you see yourself getting so much better that you don’t want to hide anything. WorldSkills is 10 years of professional experience and an unforgettable experience

Competitor, France


I was preparing myself for the competition by practicing two days a week for half year. In addition, my skills for the competition were developing in the working life.

Competitor, Finland

It was a great experience for me as a person as for me as a professional. as I had a lot of publicity because of WorldSkills my door for an excellent future are opened.

Competitor, Belgium


I spent thousands of hours studying and preparing for competition which gave me lots of very valuable training not only for the competition but also for my career. It has been an amazingly valuable experience.

Competitor, USA


I would like to tell my friends that competing in the WorldSkills London 2011 competition is already a winning. I have learned so many new things during my preparation for the competition. I wouldn't learn these skills and knowledge in a regular work. I grew up in my specialization and became a good and skilled worker. I also had extra courses to improve my English and get ready for the competition. I've opened a new world for myself. I can understand and communicate with lots of people form different countries of the world. I've got only good emotions and feelings about taking part in the WorldSkills competition.

Competitor, Korea


• career options• professional networks• skills enhancement• leadership• commitment

proficient practitioner

The judge/expert WorldSkills journey

A platform for life-long learningexpert

Documents

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