Towards a shared understanding of skill shortages: Differing perceptions of training and development needs

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 182-193

  Skinner, Denise ^a   Saunders, Mark N k ^a   Beresford, Richard ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Education; Skills shortages; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986169841     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410543973     Document Type: Article

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