Conditions for Workplace Learning as a New First-Line Manager in Elderly Care

Abstract The purpose of this article is to explore first-line managers’ experiences workplace learning in elderly care, with a particular focus on the conditions for when entering new as manager. Qualitative interviews were conducted 35 managers from three organisations Sweden. Four emerged being particularly significant managers: previous professional experience, job-specific training, social support, and joint repertoire organisational arrangements. These shifted importance during process workplace, way which gave access different varied. experience others’ recognition them had considerable impact their admittance workplace. After initial entry phase, other became more played role enabling or constraining becoming One conclusion that contextual work care phase order gain learning. Another high expectations great responsibility placed satisfy own needs. This implies professional, emotional support received informally just formalised training