... achieve economies of scale and critical mass in training provision by combining training needs, reducing course duplication and aligning training curricula to industry demand. Austrian K-Plus competence ... Wrexham in Wales and Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein); both have a history of restructuring traditional industries (coal-mining in Wales, shipbuilding in Schleswig-Holstein); and ... disadvantaged social groups in rural areas, screening individuals with an interest in self-employment, providing the most apt with business advice and training, assisting those choosing to reverse to...