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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Employability and the Relevance of Skills - Towards a Systemic Design Framework

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjbpa-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2067-9785 | Journal ISSN: 2457-5720
Language: English
Page range: 178 - 203
Submitted on: Jan 1, 2025
Accepted on: May 1, 2025
Published on: Jul 25, 2025
Published by: Association Holistic Research Academic (Hora)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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