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Complex not simple: The vocational education and training… 2 April 2008
By Kate Barnett, John Spoehr

The welfare-to-work policy aims to encourage certain welfare recipients to pursue pathways that… Show more

The welfare-to-work policy aims to encourage certain welfare recipients to pursue pathways that lead to paid employment. This report explores the role that the vocational education and training (VET) system can play in assisting people move from welfare to work. The researchers examined the experiences of VET students from the relevant welfare groups and sought the views of other key stakeholders Show less
Vocational education and training and casual workers in the … 25 February 2008
By Susan Dawe, John Saunders, Nhi Nguyen

Around a quarter of all Australian wage and salary earners are casual workers. Casual workers, in… Show more

Around a quarter of all Australian wage and salary earners are casual workers. Casual workers, in general, receive less training than those in ongoing employment. This paper considers whether the prevalence of casual employment is sustainable. It looks at the home and community care sector in which vocational education and training has a prominent role in developing the skills of workers, and in Show less
A peripatetic research perspective on older persons and VET 22 January 2008
By Tom Karmel

This paper presents a series of stylised facts from the research literature on vocational education … Show more

This paper presents a series of stylised facts from the research literature on vocational education and training and older people. It includes the following topics: Education is front end loaded; VET is really important in providing older people a second chance; Increases in educational participation of older persons have been very modest; Education makes a large difference to workforce Show less

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