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The annual Survey of Employers' Recruitment Experiences in capital cities across Australia surveys employers about their recent recruitment activity and future employment expectations. The survey results provide insights into the levels of recruitment activity, the occupations for which employers had the greatest difficulty filling vacancies and the recruitment outlook. These regional reports and presentations provide labour market information and an analysis of the Survey of Employers' Recruitment Experiences conducted in Western Australia since 2010.

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The learning in this workbook is intended for people working in or wanting to work in the community services industry. In this workbook, good workplace and team relationships are looked at. Chapter one deals with planning workloads with supervisors, chapter two discusses effective workplace communication and chapter three deals with teamwork and working well with colleagues. There is a final assessment at the end of the workbook.

In this collection there are 11 workbooks and one 'Trainer's guide' on CD ROM; they are indexed from TD/WELL 94.05 to TD/WELL 94.16. Show less

The ‘Higher education report 2010’ is part of a suite of publications which report on the Australian higher education sector in 2010. The report provides: an overview of the higher education sector and its major achievements in 2010; details of funding allocations under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA); and an overview of program outcomes (including the allocation of places). This publication primarily relates to higher education matters and programs which fall within the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) but does include some information on research block grant programs which are administered by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR).

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The aim of the ADAPT community initiative was to help the workforce adapt to industrial change and to promote growth, employment and the competitiveness of companies in the European Union. This report, aimed at contributing to the current debate on lifelong learning in Europe, was commissioned by CEDEFOP at the end of the initiative to analyse those projects which illustrated good practice in lifelong learning. The focus of the report is on the key findings of ADAPT projects on workplace-oriented learning and learning networks. Suggestions are made based on project results and structured around the key messages of the European Commission’s ‘Memorandum on lifelong learning’ (indexed at TD/IRD 88.400). The chapters are: Introduction; New basic skills for all; More investment in human resources; Innovation in teaching and learning; Value learning; Rethinking guidance and counselling; Bringing learning closer to home; Learning networks; Lifelong learning, innovations from ADAPT. Show less

Reverse marketing is funded under the Employment Pathway Fund (EPF) to encourage [Job Services Australia] JSA providers to actively market job seekers to potential employers where vacancies have not been advertised, and to refer and place job seekers into those jobs. Reverse marketing provides a mechanism to stimulate demand for labour by pre-empting employers' labour needs before they create a vacancy. Effective reverse marketing can play an important role in the wider employment services framework by providing job ready job seekers with access to vacancies that may not otherwise exist. The EPF was designed to give JSA providers flexibility to be innovative and creative when servicing their job seeker caseload, to improve the chances of job seekers finding sustainable employment. Consistent with this principle, the definition of reverse marketing has flexibility incorporated to allow providers to use it effectively within their local environment. However reverse marketing is a service similar to the general servicing which JSA providers are contractually obliged to deliver, with key differences that are sometimes difficult to distinguish and are open to interpretation and possible inappropriate application in practice. This paper assesses the use of reverse marketing under the EPF in terms of how it is being targeted, and how effective it is in achieving increased job referrals and job placements for job seekers. Length of employment was not used as an effectiveness indicator due to the difficulty in attributing differences in employment sustainability to how job seekers were recruited, rather than other factors operating before the job seekers became employed and after placement.

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This publication sets out the core ideas behind the methodology of appreciative inquiry and provides examples of its use in vocational education and training. Show less

Cross-border exchange in education, or the movement of students or institutions between economies, is part of the exchange of goods and services that brings diverse economies together. It is an important component of the economic cooperation that defines [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] APEC and APEC's endeavours to improve, through cooperation, economic outcomes for its member economies. The strong economic dimension of exchange in education services is complemented by the broader cultural and social benefits of educational exchange, which in turn provide the foundations to further enhance economic outcomes for member economies. Like the exchange of other goods and services, improving the efficiency and effectiveness with which educational services are exchanged between economies is an appropriate objective for the APEC forum, and one which is expected to result in improved economic outcomes and further regional cooperation and development. This paper considers the ways in which education contributes to economic outcomes and the ways in which APEC wide cooperation in education exchange can enhance both educational outcomes and economic and social outcomes for all member economies.

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Higher education will clearly be a major contributor to the development of a skilled Australian workforce but must address the rights of all citizens to share in its benefits. This review was established to address the question of whether this critical sector of education is structured, organised and financed to position Australia to compete effectively in the new globalised economy. The panel has concluded that, while the system has great strengths, it faces significant, emerging threats which require decisive action. To address these, major reforms are recommended to the financing and regulatory frameworks for higher education. Key reforms are to increase the number of university graduates by more than one-third and to determine university funding according to student demand using a voucher system. Recommendations affecting the vocational education and training (VET) sector include that: (1) VET and higher education providers should continue to enhance pathways for students through the development and implementation of common terminology and graded assessment in the upper levels of VET; (2) the Australian government negotiate with the states and territories to expand the national regulatory and quality assurance agency to cover the entire tertiary sector (including VET and higher education) and that the government assume full responsibility for the regulation of tertiary education and training in Australia by 2010; (3) the Australian government negotiate with the states and territories to introduce a tertiary entitlement funding model across higher education and VET commencing with the upper levels of VET (diplomas and advanced diplomas) and progressing to the other levels as soon as practicable; (4) the government negotiate with the states and territories to extend income contingent loans to students enrolled in VET diplomas and advanced diplomas; and (5) the Australian government and the governments of the states and territories agree to: establish a single ministerial council with responsibility for all tertiary education and training; improve the scope and coordination of labour market intelligence so that it covers the whole tertiary sector and supports a more responsive and dynamic role for both VET and higher education; and expand the purpose and role of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) so that it covers the whole tertiary sector. Show less

This report details the findings of a survey of parents, community members and secondary school students on their attitudes to, and participation in activities related to, science, engineering and technology (SET). The survey was conducted in 2007. The aims of the survey were to assess changes in community awareness and attitudes to SET within Australia since 1997 when the last similar survey was conducted, the effectiveness of current Australian SET-awareness raising initiatives (such as science centres, awards, etc.), and the effect of these initiatives on influencing decisions on entering SET careers.

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Apprenticeship non-completions are a major concern for the Australian business community and are a significant drain on the national training effort. Increasing completion rates will lead to better return on investment in training for employers and governments and increase the skills level of the Australian workforce. The research reported here presents an evidence-based, logical, rigorous, systematic and thorough approach to retaining apprentices for all employers. This approach provides employers with recommended principles to follow and processes to implement as part of a holistic workplace management strategy through the recruitment and employment of an apprentice. The key findings of the research are structured around the following core concepts for retention as identified in the research: attracting the right person; recruiting and inducting good apprentices; making work and training meaningful; providing personal and professional support; providing effective training; and making full use of information and support services. It focuses on employer perspectives to determine views, actions and attitudes of employers that have a positive impact on completion rates of apprenticeships, and is aimed at ensuring that the Australian business community has access to a highly skilled and motivated workforce.

A companion document, ‘A systematic approach to retaining apprentices: findings from the 25 national interviews’ is indexed at TD/TNC 96.965. Show less