Adding insult to injury: how work-life pressures affect the participation of low-paid workers in vocational education and training

Barbara Pocock and N Skinner

Australian Bulletin of Labour, 2012, vol. 38, issue 1, pages 48-67

Abstract: This paper applies a work-life lens to examine the barriers and challenges confronting low-paid workers in their participation in vocational education and training. It utilises data from a large national survey of Australian workers, as well as qualitative material arising from interviews and focus groups amongst workers, students, and industry representatives in the retail, food processing, and aged-care industries. The findings illustrate how money and time pressures constrain the participation of low-paid workers in vocational education, and how these particularly affect low-paid women. Implications for policy are discussed.

Keywords: Employment; Australia; Vocational education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
Note: Pocock, B. and Skinner, N., 2012. Adding insult to injury: how work-life pressures affect the participation of low-paid workers in vocational education and training. Australian Bulletin of Labour, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 48-67.
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