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Basic Competencies as Determinants of Success in Commercial Apprenticeships

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Part of the book series: Professional and VET learning ((PAVL,volume 1))

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The aim of this paper is to shed light on the structural relationships between basic academic competencies as acquired in German secondary schools and the achievement levels attained in the specific learning contexts of apprenticeships in the commercial sector.

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  1. Department of Business Education and Human Resource Development, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

    Susan Seeber

  2. Institute of Education, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany

    Rainer Lehmann

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Seeber, S., Lehmann, R. (2013). Basic Competencies as Determinants of Success in Commercial Apprenticeships. In: From Diagnostics to Learning Success. Professional and VET learning, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-191-7_6

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