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ERIC Number: EJ507811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-0462
Support for the Competencies System.
Lea, Richard K.
Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, v35 n1 p13-20 Apr 1995
In Australia, an extensive system of competency-based training (CBT) has been established. Business, education, and unions contend that CBT is more equitable in matching training with task needs, broadening the range of abilities, and enabling portability. But little evidence shows that it reduces divisions between vocational education and general education. (SK)
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, General Education, Job Skills, Unions, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Social Justice