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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.
By 2050 it is forecast there will be only 2.7 Australians of traditional working age (15-64 years) for every one Australian over 65 years of age. So now is the time to develop age-friendly workplaces and keep older workers in the workforce.
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 to remain
in or re-enter the
workforce?
Information about
accessing support to
remain in the workforce
or find employment
is available through:
There is also information
available here:
- Skilling
Solutions Queensland
Introduced
by the Queensland
Government, this
service provides
information about
innovative training
and retraining
opportunities.
- Finding
a job
How
and where to find
a job, improve
your skills, how
to apply for a
job, respond to
selection criteria
and write a resume.
- Government
funded jobs program
Increase job opportunities
and improve your
skills through
community jobs
programs and community
employment assistance
programs.
- Numeracy and literacy
issues
The
Skilling Queenslanders
for Work Community
Literacy Program and
Centrelink offer language,
literacy and numeracy
training that can help improve
speaking, reading,
writing and basic
maths skills.
- Apprenticeships, traineeships and RPL
Find out about apprenticeships and traineeships including mature-age apprenticeships, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and skills recognition
- Centrelink
- Experience+ Career Advice
If you are 45 years or over, you are able to access the free Experience+ Career Advice service funded by the Australian Government. Through this free service, you can speak to a qualified Career Adviser who has experience working with mature age workers and job seekers, and who is able to provide you with tailored advice on re-entering employment or moving into another job. For more details visit the web or phone 13 17 64.
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Last updated 3 June 2010
