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Barriers to training for older workers and possible policy solutions

This report was commissioned by the Analysis and Equity Branch of the Commonwealth Department of Education, Trainin ... Show more
This report was commissioned by the Analysis and Equity Branch of the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA). Its objectives were to report on barriers facing older Australian workers (aged 45 years and over) in gaining access to, and benefit from, training, and innovative and achievable policies for addressing these barriers. Specifically, the study sought to: quantify the current level of participation in work-related training of older workers and compare it with that of younger workers; determine how participation in work-related training by older workers has changed over time; identify factors that may restrict participation in work-related training by older workers; and, propose policy options that may help in removing barriers to the successful participation of older workers in work-related training. The report comprises: a comprehensive summary of relevant literature focusing on differences in the incidence of work-related training across age groups, types of barriers faced by older workers, and the types of initiatives introduced both by governments and employers to enhance training opportunities and outcomes for older workers; the results from analyses of three major secondary data sets (labour force data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), ABS surveys of education and training experience, and the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS)); findings from a series of focus groups designed to gather in-depth information from older workers and human resource managers about their reactions to the main findings of the analysis and the proposed policy options; three enterprise case studies providing examples of organisations in which policies for addressing the barriers to training for older employees are already in place; a synthesis of results from the project as a whole; and an examination of possible policy options. Show less

Authors: Wooden, Mark; VandenHeuvel, Adriana; Cully, Mark; Curtain, Richard

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2001

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Lifelong learning; Equity; Policy ... [+] Show more
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Casualisation and outsourcing: trends and implications for work-related training

The use of both casual employment and outsourced labour have been increasing in recent years, giving rise to import ... Show more
The use of both casual employment and outsourced labour have been increasing in recent years, giving rise to important questions concerning access to, and participation in, structured training. This study seeks to fill a perceived gap in the literature on this subject by first describing current and past levels of casualisation and outsourcing within the Australian workforce, and then making use of existing data sets to identify how casualisation and outsourcing are related to training. Show less

Authors: VandenHeuvel, Adriana; Wooden, Mark

Date: 1999

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Participation; Equity
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Participation in, and barriers to, training: the experience of older adults

It is widely recognised that older workers are less likely to gain access to job-related training than younger work ... Show more
It is widely recognised that older workers are less likely to gain access to job-related training than younger workers. This article reviews evidence on the extent of age-based training differentials in Australia and the main barriers that inhibit older workers from accessing training. It is concluded that governments in Australia need to do far more to ensure that older workers are not denied access to training opportunities.
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Authors: Cully, Mark; VandenHeuvel, Adriana; Curtain, Richard; Wooden, Mark

Date: 2000

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australasian journal on ageing

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Governance; Equity ... [+] Show more

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Barriers to training for older workers and possible policy solutions

Casualisation and outsourcing: trends and implications for work-related training

Participation in, and barriers to, training: the experience of older adults