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The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training: a review of the evidence

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The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training: a review of the evidence. / Brunello, Giorgio.
In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 1, No. 2, 12.2009, p. 145-171.

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Brunello, G 2009, 'The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training: a review of the evidence', Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 145-171. <http://ervet.ch/seiten/abstracts/v1_2009/v1_issue2/article3.html>

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Brunello, G. (2009). The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training: a review of the evidence. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 1(2), 145-171. http://ervet.ch/seiten/abstracts/v1_2009/v1_issue2/article3.html

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Brunello G. The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training: a review of the evidence. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training. 2009 Dec;1(2):145-171.

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Brunello, Giorgio. / The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training : a review of the evidence. In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training. 2009 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 145-171.

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