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fast-track [2 records]

Record 1 1993-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transfer of Personnel
DEF

choosing some employees for rapid advancement while bypassing others.

CONT

In many Japanese companies, promotions may come as infrequently as once every ten years, a glacial pace that would drive fast-tracking U.S. managers crazy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilité du personnel

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
CONT

The revised high school system [in Ontario], introduced in 1984, enables students to earn a Grade 13 diploma in four years instead of five. In the spring, the first students who choose to fast-track when they started high school will graduate with the Grade 13 class.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire

Spanish

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