What should training evaluations evaluate?

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 14-20

  Mann, Sandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competences; Evaluation; Learning; Measurement; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986165652     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599610150264     Document Type: Article

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