The cost of vocational training

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-89

  Tsang, Mun C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costing; Costs; Training costs; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

COSTING METHOD; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY; TRAINING PROGRAMME; VOCATIONAL TRAINING;

EID: 0031413963     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729710169292     Document Type: Review

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