Competence and competency in the EQF and in European VET systems

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 787-799

  Brockmann, Michaela ^a   Clarke, Linda ^a   Winch, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competences; Europe; Qualifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149092696     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590910993634     Document Type: Article

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