Skill Standards: Experience in Certification Systems Shows Industry Involvement to Be Key
HRD-93-90
Published: May 18, 1993. Publicly Released: May 18, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed existing standards and certification systems in a few selected occupations and identified: (1) their common characteristics; (2) barriers to their development and use; (3) the benefits of skill standards and certification to employers and workers; and (4) actions taken by the federal government concerning skill standards and certification development and use.
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