Experience Pays
The workplace is changing because of an ageing population, but there is help available to respond and adapt with strategies and tactics to keep your business growing.
Almost 70% of Queensland employers are already affected by labour and skills shortages. So now is the time to develop age-friendly workplaces and keep older workers in the workforce.
Help for employers looking for ways to recruit, retrain or retain mature-age workers
Help for mature-age people looking for employment
Employers looking to recruit, retrain or retain mature-age workers?
Information about the effects of an ageing population on our workforce and strategies and tactics to help employers prosper in a changing workplace is available through:
There is also information available here:
- Recruit - attract applicants, update your long-term recruitment strategy, recruitment policies and processes to attract older workers
- Retrain - keep the skills of older employees up to date and suited to your business
- Retain - increase productivity, morale and loyalty among employees by creating safe, flexible working arrangements and promoting the value of experience in your organisation
- The workplace is changing - The ageing population is bringing big changes to the workforce and your business has an opportunity to not only cope with but benefit form these changes
- Workforce planning -
prepare your business for the challenges of the changing workforce.
- Find some skilled Queenslanders – Government funded jobseeker projects delivered statewide resulting in participants that may be seeking employment and who may already be trained in areas including pre-employment, retail, hospitality or aged care
Mature-age people looking for employment?
Information about accessing support to find employment is available through:
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Skilling Solutions Queensland
- Skilling Solutions Queensland is an innovative training and career information service introduced by the Queensland Government.
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Finding a job
- How and where to find a job, improve your skills, how to apply for a job, respond to selection critieria and write a resume.
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Government funded jobs program
- Increase job opportunities and improve your skills through community jobs programs and community employment assistance programs.
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Financial assistance
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Find out if you are eligible for Queensland Government allowances and incentives provided to some job seekers including those with disability, students, apprectices and trainees
- Numeracy and literacy issues – The Skilling Queenslanders for Work Community Literacy Program and Centrelink offer language, literacy and numeracy training (non-Queensland Government link) that can help improve speaking, reading, writing and basic maths skills.
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Centrelink (non-Queensland Government link)
Last updated 3 July 2008
