Most Recent Articles from Australian Bulletin of Labour

• Demographic impacts on the future supply of vocational skills 

  I. Introduction I. Introduction The ageing of the Australian population has become an issue of substantial national significance, with the...

  03/01/09 by Yan Tan · More from publication

• Skill acquisition and use across the life course: current trends, future prospects 

  Introduction Introduction People experience a series of major transitions during the course of their lives. These usually include the move from...

  03/01/09 by Bill Martin · More from publication

• What is a skill shortage? 

  1. Introduction (1) 1. Introduction (1) A shortage of skills is a source of aggravation to firms, and when acute is likely to hamper the...

  03/01/09 by Sue Richardson · More from publication

• A well-skilled future 

  What is a Well-Skilled Future? What is a Well-Skilled Future? Skills are expensive to deliver and expensive to acquire. Not only do they...

  06/01/08 by Sue Richardson · More from publication

• Forecasting future demands: what we can and cannot know 

  1. Introduction 1. Introduction The vocational education and training (VET) sector seeks to teach courses that will meet the future demands...

  06/01/08 by Sue Richardson · More from publication

• Future skill needs: projections & employers' views 

  Introduction Introduction The purpose of this study is to project future demand for the types of skills provided by the Australian Vocational...

  06/01/08 by Diannah Lowry · More from publication

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