Strengthening Career Guidance for Mid-Career Adults in Australia

In a rapidly changing world of work, adults in Australia are being challenged to upskill, retrain and consider alternative career paths. Mid-career adults are in a unique position: they have acquired considerable skills and work experience but still have many years left in the labour market before r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: OECD (author)
Autor Corporativo: OECD, author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2022.
Colección:Getting Skills Right
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704594506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Executive summary
  • 1 Why is career guidance for mid-career adults important?
  • Introduction
  • 1.1. A changing labour market context
  • 1.1.1. The Australian labour market is making a strong recovery from the pandemic
  • 1.1.2. Automation and the green transition are shaping the demand for skills in Australia
  • 1.2. Mid-career adults are an important target group for training and guidance
  • 1.2.1. Characterising mid-career adults
  • 1.2.2. Mid-career adults have particular training and guidance needs 1.2.3. Mid-career adults change occupations more often than older adults, but less than younger adults
  • 1.3. Use of career guidance by mid-career adults
  • 1.3.1. Career guidance programmes and portals reach a large share of the population in Australia
  • 1.3.2. Use of career guidance among mid-career adults in Australia is unequal
  • References
  • Notes
  • 2 What constitutes effective career guidance for mid-career adults?
  • Introduction
  • 2.1. How should career guidance services be delivered to mid-career adults?
  • 2.2. What motivates mid-career adults to participate in career support? 2.3. Who is best placed to deliver career guidance services to mid-career adults?
  • 2.3. How should career guidance for mid-career adults be funded?
  • References
  • 3 An assessment of career guidance for mid-career adults in Australia
  • Introduction
  • 3.1. Overall system of career guidance for mid-career adults in Australia
  • 3.2. Career guidance for mid-career adults facing job disruption and job transitions
  • 3.3. Career guidance for mid-career adults who are unemployed or out of the labour force
  • 3.4. Career guidance for mid-career adults who are employed and not facing disruption.