Enhancing employability: the role of prior learning assessment and portfolios

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  Romaniuk, Karen ^a   Snart, Fern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Career development; Development; Employability; Learning; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160794     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620010309774     Document Type: Review

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