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Vocational education and training and casual workers in the home and community care sector

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Item:	1971
Title:	Vocational education and training and casual workers in the home and community care sector
Authors:	Susan Dawe, John Saunders, Nhi Nguyen
Publication date:	25 February 2008
Publication type:	Research report
Themes:	VET in context > Work changes > Casualisation
	Industry and employers > Industry and employer views > General
	Industry and employers > Specific industries > Health and community services
	Students and individuals > Learner groups > Existing workers
ISBN:	978 1 921170 95 9
Around a quarter of all Australian wage and salary earners are casual workers. Casual workers, in general, receive less training than those in ongoing employment. This paper considers whether the prevalence of casual employment is sustainable. It looks at the home and community care sector in which vocational education and training has a prominent role in developing the skills of workers, and in which casual employment is relatively high. It notes that, where employers pay for training, they usually prefer to use ongoing part-time employees rather than casuals. But many employers believe that casual employees prefer the flexibility of casual employment.