... of vocational education and training. Design/methodology/approach A comparison is drawn between the competence development the four different VET systems in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK initiated by the identical qualification demands of the sector of aircraft industry (AIRBUS plants in France...

..., training and development of purchasing staff became an area of vital importance to the organization. The whole process of development was further complicated by the disappearance of formal departmental boundaries and the introduction of cellular management. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Aircraft...