Training and development in the UK context: An emerging polarisation?

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 22, Issue , 1998, Pages 180-189

  Tregaskis, Olga ^a   Brewster, Chris ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Human resource development; Labour market; Policy; Skills; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019339     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599810217420     Document Type: Article

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