COVID-19: reshaping working Australia: a position statement by the Career Development Association of Australia

Everyone living and working in Australia has been affected by the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 health crisis. The social and economic impact has been sudden and dramatic. This position statement raises eight critical issues that impact people's careers. These issues highlight the need to improve the visibility and number of, and access to, career services, and support and improve the quality of existing career services. The issues are: (1) Australia needs a life-long career guidance system; (2) increasing digital inclusion; (3) producing up-to-date career information; (4) reducing insecure work; (5) supporting unemployed workers; (6) supporting mental health; (7) supporting people studying; and (8) reshaping working Australia beyond COVID-19. The paper offers recommendations within each of these areas, relating primarily to the work of the Australian Government, working with the National Cabinet.

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