Qualifications recognition reform for skilled migrants in Australia: Applying competency-based assessment to overseas-qualified nurses;Reforme de la reconnaissance des qualifications des migrants specialises en Australie: Application, aux infirmieres qualifiees de l'outre-mer, de methodes d'evaluation basees sur les competences

International Migration

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 55-91

  Hawthorne, Lesleyanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036992942     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2435.00223     Document Type: Article

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