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Mature-age up-skilling entitlements: who responds and what course choices do they make?

The decline of Australian manufacturing, from employing one in four workers in the 1960s to one in 12 workers today... Show more
The decline of Australian manufacturing, from employing one in four workers in the 1960s to one in 12 workers today, is a stark example of the changing economic conditions that working Australians face. In this context, training undertaken throughout the working lifetime can be crucially important for developing and maintaining marketable skills. In contrast to the extensive literature that has explored education and training amongst younger people, however, training later in life has received relatively little attention. This distinction is important because young people at the beginning of their working lifetime are likely to face very different motivations toward training than older people with substantial work experience. This report, funded under the 2014 National Vocational Education and Training Research (NVETR) program, aims to improve the understanding of the responsiveness of mature-age workers, aged 25 and over, to government subsidies for up-skilling. A key focus is in measuring different enrolment and course choice responses, especially different responses between employed and unemployed individuals. Results from the analysis are important in identifying groups of individuals that may benefit from targeted support. This conference will be an important forum for [the authors] to present preliminary findings for discussion.
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Authors: Polidano, Cain; Ven, Justin van de; Voitchovsky, Sarah

Conference name: National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; Victoria ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Participation; Skills and knowledge; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more

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Mature-age up-skilling entitlements: who responds and what course choices do they make?