Sustainable communities

Financial and cost benefit implications of the recommendations of the National Aged Care Staffing and Skills Mix final report

This report quantifies the net direct and indirect implications of implementing the recommendations of the ANMF National Aged Care Staffing and Skills Mix report released in 2016. The purpose is to value the benefits and trade-offs of these relative to the direct costs associated with increasing the level and skill base of the aged care workforce.

Researchers:

• Barry Burgan
• Professor John Spoehr
• Cecilia Moretti

Paying the Penalty: Socio-economic impacts of reduced Sunday penalty rates on South Australian workers

This report investigates the likely socio-economic impacts of changes to penalty rates in Australia on affected workers.

Researchers:

• Cecilia Moretti
• Dr Ann-Louise Hordacre

Funding body: Department of Treasury

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: the implications of technological disruption for Australian VET

This research examines the relationship between emerging ─ or disruptive ─ technologies and the skills required, with a focus on the anticipated necessary skills from the perspective of both the innovators (technology producers) and industry (technology users).

Researchers:

• Professor Pi-Shen Seet
• Associate Professor Janice Jones
• Professor John Spoehr
• Dr Ann-Louise Hordacre

Funding body: The Australian Government Department of Education and Training