Responding to health skills shortages: Innovative directions from vocational education and training
Authors:
Sue Kilpatrick, Quynh Le, Susan Johns, Pat Millar, Georgie Routley
Publication date:
24 October 2007
Publication type:
Formal report
Themes:
Industry and employers > General
Industry and employers > Skill shortages > General
ISBN:
978 1 921170 34 8
This research examines innovative solutions developed by the vocational education and training (VET) sector in response to skill shortages in the health sector. The study focuses on VET-trained workers in the health industry, and includes enrolled nurses, nursing assistants, personal care assistants, allied health assistants and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers. The research, which also examines innovative overseas approaches to skill shortages in this industry, found that a partnership approach was one answer to dealing with skills shortages in this sector.
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