ERIC Number: EJ800516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 15
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The Qualifications and Competencies Held by Effective Workplace Trainers
Gauld, Darryl; Miller, Peter
Journal of European Industrial Training, v28 n1 p8-22 2004
Are appropriately qualified trainers educating the workforce? The purpose of this study was to investigate the qualifications and competencies of workplace trainers and, determine if there is a relationship between these attributes and their effectiveness. Using a survey questionnaire, 303 trainers responded to an effective trainer model developed from the literature and validated in a Delphi study. The variables of interest were statistically tested using factor analysis, discriminant analysis, Pearson correlational analysis, and MANOVA. The results of this research show that trainers who have formal teaching qualifications and who have been in training positions for more than ten years, identify with the effective trainer model. This Australian research supports much of the previous research conducted in North America with some interesting differences. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Trainers, Labor Force, Surveys, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Vocational Education, Adult Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; North America
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