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Evaluation of Labor Units of Competency: Facilitating Integration of Disabled People

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Education and training for disabled people has acquired a growing relevance during the last decade, especially for labour integration. Disabled people represent a considerable percentage of the current population and require special education. This paper presents a competencies model to evaluate the skills of disabled people previous to their integration to working scenarios.

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Jiménez, A., Casado, A., de la Prieta, F., Rodríguez, S., De Paz, J.F., Bajo, J. (2012). Evaluation of Labor Units of Competency: Facilitating Integration of Disabled People. In: Pérez, J., et al. Highlights on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 156. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28762-6_34

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