Sector skills councils and employer engagement - Delivering the 'employer-led' skills agenda in England

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-113

  Payne, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employer engagement; Sector skills councils; Skills; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849152601     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080802090260     Document Type: Article

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