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Unemployed aged workers and re-training

Submitted by rlewis on 21 August, 2008 - 14:15.
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It is apparent that the Government is moving towards seeking increased workplace participation by the 55 and older, unemployed.

This implies some tightening of current benefit conditions, and clearly, with the rapidly changing nature of work these days, some thoughtful re-training will be required.

I say thoughtful, as seniors, by the very nature of the ageing process, do learn differently from the young. Faster in some areas, slower in others, and via more hands on and group processes.
As such we will need a new national programme delivery that will be based both on emerging job type vacancies suitable for the 55+,  and our capacity to learn the required new skills, at the right pace.
Most people will welcome the opportunity for gainful employment, the sense of self worth that it brings,  and the increased income that follows.

Your ideas on such re-training would be most welcome and we will pass them on to the Department
concerned.

 



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Re-training the over 55's,
Submitted by Susan on 1 October, 2008 - 00:04.

Re-training the over 55's, great idea!

But who will be doing the training? Younger people with no idea of how differently the over 55's acquire and absorb new knowledge and /or skills?

Leave the over 55's training to those over 55! So many of our older folk out there have a wealth of knowledge to share but for reasons (usually age, even though employers will not admit it) cannot find any suitable or challenging employment.

Fix two problems in one go. Give our unemployed over 55's a chance to share their lifetime of knowledge and at the same time get them off the Centrelink mouse-wheel of collecting unemployment benefits.

 

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