The Contribution of National Vocational Qualifications to the Growth of Skills in the UK

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-475

  Grugulis, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042919424     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00282     Document Type: Review

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