Management training in ELT organizations is often inadequate. New managers
are in severe need of training, especially for tasks which are non-pedagogical, yet
they operate in a milieu where there are few opportunities for support compared
with colleagues in mainstream education. The purpose of this case study, a rare
evidence-based contribution to discussions of ELT management, was to evaluate
the experiences and perceptions of four new managers involved in an initial
management training course in the private sector. Four main themes emerged
from interviewing the new managers. First was appreciation (managers needing
and valuing training); second, the transition from teaching (confidence in those
skills which were transferable from the classroom); third, anxiety (the ability of
training to reduce stress levels); and fourth, role confusion (a mismatch between
different expectations of performance that was not resolved during training).
In general, managers valued the training but felt some content areas more
pertinent than others

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• The experience of initial management training in ELT

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