Issues concerning the training needs of mature age women in the Western Sydney region

There were two concerns which provided the impetus for this study. One was the multiple nature of the disadvantage experienced by mature age women in the greater Western Sydney region. The other was the increasing call for vocational education and training providers to become responsive to local industry and the community.

The investigation encompassed the training needs and wants of mature age women, the training needs of enterprise in the area, the kinds of jobs women were looking for, and current TAFE provision in the region.

Given that women are not a homogeneous group, it is not surprising that a diversity of issues were identified.

See also 'VET information and women: trial of strategies for mature-age women in the Western Sydney region' (TD/NSW 48.12) & 'Issues in providing information on VET to mature-age women in the Western Sydney region' (TD/NSW 48.13). Show less