The Growth Trajectory,Driving Forces and Cultivation Approaches of Top Technical Talents:Based on the Growth of 65 Worldskills Gold Medalists
The cultivation of a substantial number of highly proficient technical and skilled personnel represents the realistic demand and the ultimate goal of the high-quality development of China's vocational education.The study employs 65 Chinese gold medalists of the World Skills Competition as case materials and,through a process of theoretical inquiry,identifies five distinct stages in the growth of top-notch technical and skilled talents:initial skills,construction,surge,plateau,and top-notch.This trajectory is characterised by a metamorphosis from a state of"beginner-skilled-proficient-reflective-innovator".The metamorphosis trajectory of"beginner-proficient-proficient-reflector-innovator"is a process of"situation-consciousness-timing integration".This process is mainly embodied in the environmental configuration,educational field,subjective initiative,and the appropriate timing.The articulation is comprised of three variables:environmental configuration,educational field subjective motivation,and appropriate timing.The former two are external context variables,The third is an intra-individual antecedert variable and the last is a random variable.The combination of these variables plays a role in the growth of top-notch technical and skilled personnel in different ways and paths.In light of the aforementioned considerations,we put forward the following policy suggestions:the construction of a comprehensive education mechanism,which would benefit from the input of multiple subjects;the establishment of a coherent and integrated long-term academic training system;the creation of innovative pathways for the cultivation of new qualitative abilities among top technical and skilled professionals;and the optimisation of policy tools for career development.
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