"It's Not My Problem": The Growth of Non-Standard Work and Its Impact on Vocational Education and Training in Australia.

Autor/inn/en	Hall, Richard; Bretherton, Tanya; Buchanan, John
Institution	Sydney Univ. (Australia). Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training.
Titel	"It's Not My Problem": The Growth of Non-Standard Work and Its Impact on Vocational Education and Training in Australia.
Quelle	(2000), (148 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-87397-630-4
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Education; Biographies; Case Studies; Corporate Support; Developed Nations; Educational Finance; Employment Patterns; Employment Practices; Foreign Countries; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Postsecondary Education; Trend Analysis; Vocational Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsfonds; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Berufspraxis; Ausland; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Trendanalyse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	A study investigated implications of the increase in non-standard forms of employment (casual work, working through labor-hire companies, and work that is outsourced) for vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. Data sources were published statistics on growth of non-standard work; research on reasons for the growth and the business and training practices of organizations that use non-standard labor; case studies of 8 organizations in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland using non-standard labor; and individual life histories of 16 non-standard workers. The study found that 58.8 percent of the work force is employed as permanent employees; most growth is in casuals and contractor forms of employment; and employer disincentives to investing in training are related to cost. Findings from case studies and life histories indicated many non-standard workers would prefer more ongoing, certain employment; levels of non-standard employment were rising; and employers using labor hire or outsourcing have tried to shift the burden of training on the labor-hire firm or outsourced service provider who are trying to minimize any investment in training. Stimulating employer expenditure on training was proposed. Case study evidence pointed to the need for the VET sector to target the non-standard work force. (Appendixes amounting to over one-half of the report include 107 references, case studies, and life histories.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia; Tel: 08 8333 8400, Fax: 08 8331 9211, E-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au (ISBN: 0-87397-629-0 (print) $33.30 Australian). For full text: http://www.ncver.edu.au/cgi-bin/gda.pl?id=1631/research/proj/nr8009.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC