Final evaluation of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme

This document is the Final Evaluation of the domestic settings of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (the Pilot) conducted by TNS Australia for the Australian Government. The Pilot was announced by the Australian Government in August 2008 and concluded on 30 June 2012. The broad objective of the Pilot is to examine whether a seasonal worker program is able to: Contribute to Australia's economic development objectives in the Pacific region, in particular by enabling workers to contribute to economic development in their home countries through remittances, employment experience and...  [+] Show more

This document is the Final Evaluation of the domestic settings of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (the Pilot) conducted by TNS Australia for the Australian Government. The Pilot was announced by the Australian Government in August 2008 and concluded on 30 June 2012. The broad objective of the Pilot is to examine whether a seasonal worker program is able to: Contribute to Australia's economic development objectives in the Pacific region, in particular by enabling workers to contribute to economic development in their home countries through remittances, employment experience and training gained from participating in the Pilot; and Assist Australian employers in the horticulture industry who have demonstrated unmet demand for labour. This report presents the domestic evaluation of the Pilot conducted by TNS. This evaluation includes elements of the evaluation of individual impacts for seasonal workers and domestic impacts for Australia.

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