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The private, public and open training markets: A study of private training providers in regional North Queensland

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    Peter Kelt & Jo Balatti

  2. Griffith University, Australia

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Kelt, P., Balatti, J. & Muspratt, S. The private, public and open training markets: A study of private training providers in regional North Queensland. Aust. Educ. Res. 24, 43–57 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219647

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