Low-skilled workers and adult vocational skills-upgrading strategies in Denmark and South Korea

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-61

  Gvaramadze, Irakli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult vocational training; Denmark; Labour markets; Low skilled workers; Skillsupgrading strategies; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649484275     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636821003605395     Document Type: Article

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