Towards competence-based VET: Dealing with the pitfalls

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-286

  Biemans, Harm ^a   Wesselink, Renate ^a   Gulikers, Judith ^a   Schaafsma, Sanne ^a   Verstegen, Jos ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competence; Competence based education; Vet; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952242683     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820903194682     Document Type: Article

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