Mature age 'white collar' workers' training and employability

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-186

  Dymock, Darryl ^a   Billett, Stephen ^a   Klieve, Helen ^a   Johnson, Greer Cavallaro ^a   Martin, Gregory ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84859818342     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2012.663807     Document Type: Article

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