Qualifying the workforce: The use of nationally-recognised training in Australian companies

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 592-607

  Smith, Erica ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a   Pickersgill, Richard ^a   Rushbrook, Peter ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Human resource development; National curriculum; National standards; Training packages

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749422004     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590610712269     Document Type: Article

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