Deconstructing the skills training debate in doctoral education

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The Impact of Publishing During PhD Studies on Career Research Publication, Visibility, and Collaborations (2016, background): “Some scholars question if such a wide breadth of skills can be developed during a PhD program (Craswell 2007) when the demand for early publications is on the rise (Jones 2013).”
The ‘Write’ Skills and More: A Thesis Writing Group for Doctoral Students (2009, background): “The current emphasis on transferable or generic skills applicable to university and other professional settings is evident within higher education institutions internationally (Cargill, 2004; Demeritt, 2004; Gilbert et al., 2004; Craswell, 2007).”
From PhD to initial employment: the doctorate in a knowledge economy (2011, background): “While employers continue to call for a stronger focus on employability skills, identification of such skills remains generic and vague (Attwood 2010 ), and the overall discourse on employability and doctoral education is argued to be simplistic, reductive and based on a deficit model (Craswell 200”
The purpose of the PhD: theorising the skills acquired by students (2010, background): “19) and are so extensive that it is questionable whether they can be met within the parameters of a PhD (Craswell, 2007; Richardson, 2006).”