RT Journal Article
T1 Learning Experiences of Future Healthcare Support Workers Enrolled in a Dual Mode Vocational Training Programme
A1 Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores
A1 Gámez Vargas, Iván
A1 Ventura Miranda, María Isabel
A1 Dobarrio Sanz, Iria
A1 Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Mar
A1 Ortega Galán, Ángela María
AB With life expectancy increasing, there is a growing need to train healthcare support workers who provide care for dependent people in healthcare centres and at home. This qualitative study, based on Gadamer's hermeneutic philosophy, aimed to understand the learning experiences of future healthcare support workers currently enrolled in an intermediate, dual modality vocational training programme with regard to caring for dependent people. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit the participants, who were all students enrolled in an intermediate level vocational training programme in care for dependent people. Fourteen in-depth interviews and one focus group session were conducted with the students. Atlas.ti 8.0 software was used to analyse the participants' accounts. Results: The students highlighted the vocational nature of their studies and the need to feel competent and useful as a healthcare support worker for dependent people. Practice-based learning and the need for training in core competences are complementary and essential elements of the training process. Conclusions:The participants' previous experiences were key in determining their academic trajectory and reflect their motivation and interest to learn. However, they feel vulnerable, unprotected, and lack training in psychosocial skills. Educational institutions should focus training programmes on the practice and development of psychosocial skills that motivate students to acquire transversal competences
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22621
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22621
LA eng
NO Ruiz-Fernández, M. D., Gámez-Vargas, I., Ventura-Miranda, M. I., Dobarrio-Sanz, I., Jiménez-Lasserrotte, M. del M., & Ortega-Galán, Á. M. (2023). Learning Experiences of Future Healthcare Support Workers Enrolled in a Dual Mode Vocational Training Programme. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, Issue 19, p. 2678). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192678
NO This work was funded by Ayudas a la Transferencia de investigación de la Universidad de Almería UALtransfierE2022. Referencia TRFE-SI-2022/009.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026