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NOVA Public Policy was contracted by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) in January 2008 to undertake this project. Job in jeopardy assistance and intermittent support are types of assistance delivered through two DEEWR-funded employment assistance programs: the Disability Employment Network (DEN); and Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS). The project objectives were to: analyse qualitative feedback about the use of intermittent support and job in jeopardy assistance among employment service providers; identify and describe potential best practice use of these supports for people with mental illness; make suggestions about how the implementation of these supports can be improved; and develop communication approaches, including key messages and case studies, to support promotion of these supports for people with mental illness among providers of employment services, employers and employees. Show less

The annual Survey of Employers' Recruitment Experiences in capital cities across Australia surveys employers about their recent recruitment activity and future employment expectations. The survey results provide insights into the levels of recruitment activity, the occupations for which employers had the greatest difficulty filling vacancies and the recruitment outlook. These regional reports and presentations provide labour market information and an analysis of the Survey of Employers' Recruitment Experiences conducted in Western Australia since 2010.

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The learning in this workbook is intended for people working in or wanting to work in the community services industry. In this workbook, good workplace and team relationships are looked at. Chapter one deals with planning workloads with supervisors, chapter two discusses effective workplace communication and chapter three deals with teamwork and working well with colleagues. There is a final assessment at the end of the workbook.

In this collection there are 11 workbooks and one 'Trainer's guide' on CD ROM; they are indexed from TD/WELL 94.05 to TD/WELL 94.16. Show less

A number of recent reports have focused on the future skills needs of the green economy. These studies have suggested that there will be an increasing need for new skills relating to sustainability, and for training to supply those skills. However, there are significant gaps in current knowledge about Australian employers’ skills requirements in the context of the transition to a low carbon economy. The Skills for a Sustainable Future survey was developed as a contribution to addressing this shortfall. The survey looked at the impact of environmental and sustainability issues on employers across eight industries selected as likely to be significantly affected by climate change and the green economy, in small, medium and large businesses across Australia. In particular, it focused on skills and training needs generated by these issues. The survey is part of a broader suite of research funded under the Australian Government’s Skills for the Carbon Challenge initiative. This report by DEEWR’s Economic Strategy Group and Climate Change and Green Skills Taskforce, contributes to the building of an evidence base around skills requirements related to environmental and sustainability factors, and the associated education and training system responses.

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The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), on behalf of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, produces the annual national report for the national vocational education and training (VET) system. This report covers the 2009 calendar year and provides an assessment of the performance of the national training system as well as detailed information on the operation of the national system and its achievements and challenges. The report is presented in three sections: Section 1: Overview provides an outline of the report, describing the national vocational education and training system, the relevant Intergovernmental Agreements that relate to VET and the economic and social context for the national VET system during 2009. Section 2: Performance of the national VET system in 2009 contains an analysis of the system’s performance in 2009 against performance indicators agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). This section includes information about the participation, achievements and outcomes of all VET students and those that are identified as having a disadvantage in VET. VET system efficiency and employer engagement and satisfaction with VET are also covered. Section 3: Commonwealth, State and Territory achievements gives examples of achievements of the State, Territory and Australian Governments.

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The purpose of this paper is to promote discussion and consideration of the issues for the review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The paper also outlines the scope of the review and sets out some key questions to be addressed in determining whether the Standards have been effective in achieving their objectives. In reviewing the effectiveness of the Standards, the review will consider whether the Standards: (1) have provided clarity and specificity for education and training providers and for students with disability and their families in relation to their rights and requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992; (2) have assisted people with disability to access and participate in education and training opportunities on the same basis as those without disability; (3) have assisted to eliminate discrimination (including harassment and victimisation) of people with disability in education and training; (4) have promoted recognition and acceptance in the community of the principle that people with disability have the same fundamental rights as the rest of the community; and (5) are compatible with Australia’s current education and training system.

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The ‘Higher education report 2010’ is part of a suite of publications which report on the Australian higher education sector in 2010. The report provides: an overview of the higher education sector and its major achievements in 2010; details of funding allocations under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA); and an overview of program outcomes (including the allocation of places). This publication primarily relates to higher education matters and programs which fall within the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) but does include some information on research block grant programs which are administered by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR).

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The purpose of this document is to provide a detailed understanding of how the Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework (CSfW) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 113.1073] aligns with the 2002 Employability Skills Framework [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 70.178]. This document does not intend to replace either framework or contain the full description of the skills included in these frameworks.

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Reverse marketing is funded under the Employment Pathway Fund (EPF) to encourage [Job Services Australia] JSA providers to actively market job seekers to potential employers where vacancies have not been advertised, and to refer and place job seekers into those jobs. Reverse marketing provides a mechanism to stimulate demand for labour by pre-empting employers' labour needs before they create a vacancy. Effective reverse marketing can play an important role in the wider employment services framework by providing job ready job seekers with access to vacancies that may not otherwise exist. The EPF was designed to give JSA providers flexibility to be innovative and creative when servicing their job seeker caseload, to improve the chances of job seekers finding sustainable employment. Consistent with this principle, the definition of reverse marketing has flexibility incorporated to allow providers to use it effectively within their local environment. However reverse marketing is a service similar to the general servicing which JSA providers are contractually obliged to deliver, with key differences that are sometimes difficult to distinguish and are open to interpretation and possible inappropriate application in practice. This paper assesses the use of reverse marketing under the EPF in terms of how it is being targeted, and how effective it is in achieving increased job referrals and job placements for job seekers. Length of employment was not used as an effectiveness indicator due to the difficulty in attributing differences in employment sustainability to how job seekers were recruited, rather than other factors operating before the job seekers became employed and after placement.

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This literature review is concerned with studies published since 2002 that take the perspectives of students in relation to learning with information and communication technologies (ICTs): students in schools, vocational education and training (VET) and in preservice teacher education, as well as early career teachers and other higher education students. In this paper the shorthand nomenclature of the ‘student voice’ is adopted to describe the literature that is reviewed from the point of view of students’ perspectives about learning with technologies. The review aimed to: ascertain what recent research has already been undertaken in the field within Australia and overseas; ascertain the research methods used to underpin existing research; determine the gaps in existing knowledge; and consider the implications for determining what ‘next steps’ could be undertaken.

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A related report is indexed at TD/TNC 98.274. Show less