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“Building and reinforcing bridges between schools and businesses can do nothing but good, for both sides, and helps to underpin equal employment opportunities. With respect to the world of learning in its widest sense, stretching from primary to higher education, training courses provided must be better matched to employment opportunities......
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Abrahamsson, K. (1999). Bridging the gap between education and work. In: van Wieringen, F., Attwell, G. (eds) Vocational and Adult Education in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9269-7_18
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