A review of literature on employability skill needs in engineering

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 637-650

  Markes, Imren ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competencies; Employability; Engineering skills; Skills

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE;

COMPETENCIES; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS; ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING; ENGINEERING SKILLS; SKILLS; SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL DATAS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 57749086712     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790600911704     Document Type: Review

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