This NCVER report explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various aspects of vocational education and training (VET) and examines how the sector has responded in a rapidly changing and uncertain environment. The pandemic had a significant impact on the VET sector, affecting mandated work placements, student enrolments and completions, as well as staff wellbeing and retention. Disadvantaged students and those living in high-infection regions were the groups most affected. Training providers considered the individual needs of students and responded by using a combination of online and in-person teaching, introducing better hygiene protocols, providing flexible work options, and offering mental health and wellbeing programs.
Access the report This Grattan Institute report identifies that up to 16 per cent of recent migrants are paid less than the national minimum wage, and recent migrants are 40 per cent more likely to be underpaid than long-term residents, setting out a list of recommendations to address exploitation.
Access the report This report finds that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years. Within couple families, there remain gendered patterns of employment, with mothers much more likely than fathers to reduce employment to care for young children. The proportion of mothers employed, though, continues to increase. In 2022, both parents were employed in 71% of couple families with children under 15 years. This compares to 56% in 2000 and 40% in 1979.
Access the report The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) released their 2023 Sports Innovation Report (2nd ed) indicating that the sportstech sector is now valued equal to the fintech industry, generating $4.25 billion in annual revenue and employing over 13,000 staff. This industry has been growing at an annual rate of 11.8% each year since 2012 with its main business locations on the east coast of Australia.
"Regional Jobs 2022: The Big Skills Challenge" has been published by the Regional Institute of Australia to examine employment patterns and educational challenges and opportunities in regional Australia.
Published 8th May 2023 the key outcomes from the National Aquatic Symposium are presented in a report by Royal Life Saving Society - Australia.
Access the report This review argues that the Federal budget reveals a progressive government that seeks to help lower paid workers, while leaving much more work to be done.
Read the review The survey data in this report provides an update on the employment of older workers against time series data from 2014, 2018 and 2021. The survey highlights that only a quarter of HR professionals (25%) report that they are open to hiring people aged 65 and above to a 'large extent' while around one in six organisations say they actively exclude older workers from the recruitment process.Access the report
The World Economic Forum has released its 2023 Future of Jobs Report (30th April 2023). This Annual Report draws on data and insights from a range of member countries to examine and compare how jobs and skills will evolve over the next five years.
The Centre for Future Work released their briefing paper on the Commonwealth 2023-24 Budget.
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