Continuing vocational training in Belgian companies: An upward tendency

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 312-335

  Buyens, Dirk ^a   Wouters, Karen ^a  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Training management; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444463137     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590510597151     Document Type: Article

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