Mature age workers' experiences of learning in accredited courses
Understanding how mature age workers come to engage with training programs has become increasingly important in sustaining their employability across lengthening working lives. This paper reports the responses to an online survey of a sample of mostly white-collar mature-age workers (45+) about their experiences in undertaking accredited work-related training in Australia. It presents and discusses their motivations for undertaking further education and training and their perceptions of its relevance to their work and of the efficacy of the teaching and learning processes. The paper concludes ... Show more
Authors: Dymock, Darryl; Billett, Stephen; Martin, Gregory
Published: [Place of publication not identified], AERC, 2012
Resource type: Conference paper
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