Vocational education and training in Britain: a small business perspective

Education + Training

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-13

  Matlay, Harry ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economy; Policy; Surveys; United Kingdom; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843058996     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400919910255889     Document Type: Article

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