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Innovation agents: VET skills and innovation in Australian… 23 June 2004
By Phillip Toner, Jane Marceau, Richard Hall, Gillian Considine

Australia's competitive success with innovation-based products and services is an influential… Show more

Australia's competitive success with innovation-based products and services is an influential factor to its long-term prosperity. This study examines the role of vocational education and training (VET) and occupations in innovative industries and firms. The authors find VET is vital to developing knowledge and practical skills across a broad range of occupations, and people in vocational Show less
It's not my problem: The growth of non-standard work… 11 June 2000
By Richard Hall, Tanya Bretherton, John Buchanan

This report has investigated the impact of the increased trend towards casualisation and… Show more

This report has investigated the impact of the increased trend towards casualisation and outsourcing of work on learning arrangements. It found that there has been an increase in highly task-specific or job-specific training. Moreover, labour hire companies tend to spend less on the training of their employees because they prefer to recruit people who already have the skills needed. This means Show less