When One Door Closes: VET's Role in Re-skilling Displaced Workers Research Forum

In addition to hearing the findings from national and international research about how governments and communities are working together to help displaced workers transition to new jobs, the program also featured two interactive panel discussions. Speakers from industry, government and training organisations shared insights from successful training and re-skilling initiatives that lead to successful skills transfer and the attainment of jobs, and the role [vocational education and training] VET plays in re-skilling displaced workers and how the sector is preparing for the future....  [+] Show more

In addition to hearing the findings from national and international research about how governments and communities are working together to help displaced workers transition to new jobs, the program also featured two interactive panel discussions. Speakers from industry, government and training organisations shared insights from successful training and re-skilling initiatives that lead to successful skills transfer and the attainment of jobs, and the role [vocational education and training] VET plays in re-skilling displaced workers and how the sector is preparing for the future.

Published abstract.

The available presentations are: The great transition: industrial shocks and industrial transformation / John Spoehr; Northern lights: practical lessons from the Nordic countries / Andrew Scott; Industry restructuring and job loss: helping older workers get back into employment / Kaye Bowman; Vulnerable workers and occupational mobility: towards a skills transferability framework / Darryn Snell and Victor Gekara.