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Download full textShah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – 2002
Analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data from 1987-2001 identified patterns in nursing employment. Overall, the Australian labor force increased 29%; nursing occupations increased only 18%. The number of nursing workers per 100,000 population has steadily declined. The average age of nursing workers increased significantly; the proportion…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Direct linkShah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2003
Despite wide publicity and common usage, the concept of skills shortage has different meaning to different people depending on their perspective. Understanding the different concepts of skills shortages, their measurement and the causes of skill shortages is important if sound policies are to be developed in the areas of employment, education,…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Resource Allocation, Definitions, Measurement
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2006
This report has been prepared for the National Training Reform Taskforce to report on the future supply of, and requirements for, vocational education and training (VET) qualifications in Australia. It is intended to inform the next stages of reform of the sector to be considered by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). The report…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Vocational Education
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
Migration patterns to and from Australia are becoming complex with migration programmes increasingly targeted towards meeting the needs of the labour market and regional development. This paper provides an analysis of the permanent and temporary movements of people to and from Australia in the last three years and their impact on the skilled…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Occupational Mobility, Migration Patterns
Shah, Chandra; Cooney, Richard; Long, Michael; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
This report investigates the future supply of and demand for certain types of skilled labour at the trades and sub-trades levels that will be required for these projects up to 2010. In particular, it focuses on skilled labour in the mechanical, fabrication and electrical trades and mobile plant operators and construction workers in the sub-trades.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Supply and Demand, Skilled Workers, Apprenticeships
Noonan, Peter; Burke, Gerald; White, Paul – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2004
This paper is concerned with the strategies being adopted for vocational education and training (VET) in Australia and the lessons that could be learned for them from policies in other countries. Six issues are considered in the paper, each relates to or more of the objectives and particular strategies in the Australia's National Strategy for…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Public Agencies, Vocational Education
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – 2003
Forecasts of Australian labor market growth, net replacement needs, and net job openings to 2006 are presented using the nine-way grouping of occupations described by (Maglen and Shah, 1999). Analysis is based on classifying occupations by whether they are advantaged by globalization and technological change, relatively insulated, or vulnerable.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities
