Learning provision, the labour market and skills needs of the tourism and related sectors in Wales

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 13-35

  Haven Tang, Claire ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning provision; Official statistics; Public sector interventions; Skills needs; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747117290     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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