Mature workers, training and using TLM frameworks Hancock, Linda 2006, Mature workers, training and using TLM frameworks, Australian bulletin of labour, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 257-279. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hancock-matureworkers-2006.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.25MB 145 Title Mature workers, training and using TLM frameworks Author(s) Hancock, Linda orcid.org/0000-0003-2953-2353 Journal name Australian bulletin of labour Volume number 32 Issue number 3 Start page 257 End page 279 Publisher Flinders University Place of publication Adelaide, S. Aust. Publication date 2006-09 ISSN 0311-6336 Summary Mature workers have been at the centre of policies aimed at encouraging higher workforce participation, longer working life and enhanced savings for retirement. Low mature age workforce participation rates reflect labour market withdrawal in the face of multiple barriers to participation for many. Their apparent voluntary joblessness conceals the fact that mature workers endure longer periods of unemployment, discrimination, redundancy and other barriers to employment (hence the drift to 'early retirement'). The policy dilemma is not just about addressing discrimination barriers, access to appropriate retraining or skills enhancement for mature workers, but what this tells us about lifelong learning as a means of managing and mitigating risk. The mismatch between work opportunities/skills shortages and the low education and skills base of many mature workers, means it is simplistic to think that working longer might be a short term way to address skills shortages; without an enormous investment in the current ageing cohort. Drawing on Transitional Labour Market (TLM) theory and European reform agendas, this article argues that the link between investment in lifelong education/ skills training and stronger labour market participation needs attention; not just for current cohorts of excluded or underemployed mature workers but to position strategically for future generations. Language eng Field of Research 160510 Public Policy Socio Economic Objective 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, National Institute of Labour Studies Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003899 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of International and Political Studies Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 07 Jan 2009, 10:30:33 EST Tue, 12 Oct 2010, 13:52:22 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 11:20:09 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 11:21:03 EST Mon, 29 Apr 2013, 14:20:50 EST Thu, 14 Nov 2013, 13:40:01 EST Thu, 14 Nov 2013, 13:41:07 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 09:24:27 EST Mon, 04 Dec 2017, 13:36:28 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:52:25 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:59:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1228 Abstract Views, 148 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:06:22 EST