... how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al.  ... and other relevant links. It was noted that involving parents in career programs provides opportunities for young people to feel supported when making significant decisions about the future....

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... how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al.  ... and other relevant links. It was noted that involving parents in career programs provides opportunities for young people to feel supported when making significant decisions about the future....

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... by the Industrial Relations Act 1991, which introduced greater scope for enterprise bargaining whereby an employee can negotiate with their employer on training opportunities, pay, & work conditions. Positive work culture leading to higher productivity may enable the business to grow & support the employees" needs by introducing such schemes such as child minding services & breast -feeding facilities. Although this does ... an extra cost to the employer, it can also mean that well-trained staff members are able to return to the workforce sooner. Yet on the other hand, if workplace cultur...

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... r29 27 23 19 Median duration of unemployment - females weeks 14 21 25 24 21 18 18 20 18 13 13 Retrenchment rate % 6.5 6.4 n.a. 5.4 n.a. 4.6 n.a. 4.4 n.a. 4.0 n.a. Male retrenchment rate % 7.3 7.4 n.a. 6.3 n.a. 5.4 n.a. 4.9 n.a. 4.6 n.a. Female retrenchment rate % 5.3 5.1 n.a. 4.3 n.a. 3.5 n.a. 3.8 n.a. 3.2 n.a. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2003). Available from: [Accessed April 2003] A critical issue for employers is getting women in leadership roles, but believe the biggest obstacle is the lack of women to ... and Physical Sciences - 44%; Architecture and Building - 40%; a...

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