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• Research report Too old to work, too young to retire

  By Michael McGann, Dina Bowman, Helen Kimberley and Simon Biggs 2015

  With people living longer and the working age population in decline, older Australians are being asked to work longer. Yet increasing numbers are experiencing long-term unemployment and chronic insecurity in the labour market.

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• Research report Generating knowhow in later life

  By Helen Kimberley, Bonnie Simons and Seuwandi Wickramasinghe 2015

  How do older Australians develop the knowhow to devise lives they value in our increasingly complex society?

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• Research report I'm a person not a job: establishing core competencies for change in BSL Residential Aged Care

  By Paul Ramcharan, Christina David, Martyn Jones and Rosetta Moors 2015

  This TRACS study by RMIT University researchers identified core competencies for excellence in residential aged care which would drive change in how care is delivered and so enhance the lives of residents.

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• Research report Paying a price: young men and women experiencing joblessness in Australia

  By Brotherhood of St. Laurence 2015

  Australia’s young men and women are experiencing joblessness differently, and the global financial crisis still casts a long shadow, according to our research for the Youth Unemployment Monitor November 2015.

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• Research report Making sense of youth transitions from education to work

  By Dina Bowman, Joseph Borlagdan and Sharon Bond 2015

  The term 'youth transitions' has become increasingly fraught as the age range of 'youth' is stretched.

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• Policy submission Breaking the cycle of disadvantage: submission to the Education State Early Childhood Consultation

  October 2015

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• Policy submission Response to Supporting Customers Avoiding Labels Essential Services Commission energy hardship draft report

  October 2015

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• Research report Employer toolkits: building more inclusive workplaces?

  By John van Kooy 2015

  Employer toolkits are designed to help employers remove barriers for particular jobseekers, including young people, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups and mature-age workers.

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• Policy submission Submission to Victorian Government Employment Programs Review

  October 2015

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• Research report What’s the difference? Jobseeker perspectives on employment assistance: insights from Victoria’s Work and Learning Centres

  By Eve Bodsworth 2015

  This qualitative study illustrates the challenges faced by jobseekers navigating today’s labour market.

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