Learning, work and livelihood in Australia
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Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.
Lifelong learning
There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.
Case studies and good practices
Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.
The objectives of the case study are: (i) to identify the relationship between LLL and employment prospects in policy and practice; and (ii) to document existing LLL policies, strategies and programmes that are offered at national, regional and local levels through formal, non-formal and informal channels, and which contribute to the enhancement of employment prospects and employability of working-age citizens in Australia.
The report outlines the structure, financing and participants of the education and training system in Australia and describes programmes and approaches to lifelong learning and employability. It also examines the roles of government, industry and education providers and the curriculum challenges and social issues in the system.
Employability
Lifelong learning
Vocational training
Asia and the Pacific
