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Education and Training for Entrepreneurs: A Consideration of Initiatives in Ireland and the Netherlands
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De Faoite, Diarmuid; Henry, Colette; Johnston, Kate; van der Sijde, Peter – Education & Training, 2003
A growing body of academic research has examined the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training and support initiatives, with recent studies focusing on the provision of training and other skills development opportunities. An important theme that has emerged from this work is the failure of many programmes and initiatives to take on board the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Economic Development
Work and Learning in Micro Car-Repair Enterprises. A Comparative Study on the Relationship between Technological and Organisational Developments and Training Activities in Micro Car-Repair Enterprises in Four European Countries. Synthesis Report. CEDEFOP Panorama.
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van den Tillaart, Harry; van den Berg, Sjaak; Warmerdam, John – 1998
Work and learning in microenterprises in the car repair industries of four European Community (EC) countries were examined through 21 case studies of firms with 10 or fewer employees (6 firms in Ireland and 5 each in Greece, the Netherlands, and Spain). Structured interviews were conducted with each firm's owner and 60 motor vehicle mechanics at…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
Work and Learning in Micro-enterprises in the Printing Industry. A Comparative Research Study into the Relationship between Technological and Organisational Developments and Training Activities in Micro-enterprises in the Printing Industry in Four European Countries. Synthesis Report. CEDEFOP Panorama.
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van den Tillaart, Harry; van den Berg, Sjaak; Warmerdam, John – 1998
Work and learning in microenterprises in the printing industries of four European Community (EC) countries were examined through 17 case studies of firms with 10 or fewer employees (5 firms in Finland and 4 each in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain). Structured interviews were conducted with each firm's owner and a total of 90 staff at the 17…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Economic Development