VET in context
A competent recovery? Economic downturn and Australia's vocational education and training system
- Item:
- 2193
- Title:
- A competent recovery? Economic downturn and Australia's vocational education and training system
- Authors:
- Richard Sweet
- Publication date:
- 12 November 2009
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- VET system > Policy and reform > General
- VET in context > Economic aspects of VET > Demand for VET
- VET system > Funding and financing > General
- ISBN:
- 978 1 921413 50 6
Economic downturns have a particularly strong impact upon new entrants to the labour market. These can include recently arrived migrants and refugees, women returning to the labour force after a period of child rearing, and youth. This paper reflects on the impact of the recent financial crisis on particular groups in Australian society and comments on whether the VET sector is well placed to meet the challenges of the recovery. An overview accompanies this paper.
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