Catalogue

The ageing of the Australian population has become an issue of national concern. How ageing impacts on the supply of vocational skills is less well known, and different age groups vary in the extent and character of vocational skills they possess. This report analyses and quantifies the compositional effects of changing demographics on both the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of the supply of vocational skills. Focusing particularly on occupations that utilise vocational skills intensively, this report provides an analysis of projected VET employment and VET qualifications by occupation and by age groups over a 15-year period to 2020.