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Graduates beat long-term unemployment

On 29 July, 31 mature aged graduates celebrated completing their Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability). But the real celebration is that most of the graduates are now working. The Reach, Train, Employ project, managed by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria in partnership with RMIT University and Good Shepherd Australia and […]

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Evidence to inform Inquiry into sustainable employment for disadvantaged jobseekers

Systemic Ageism continues to prevent many older Victorians from obtaining and retaining meaningful employment. It is apparent in: employers’ attitudes towards older workers. lack of access to appropriate training and professional development. undervaluing of the skills, experience and earned wisdom of older people.[i] ₁ Council on the Ageing Australia (2019) ‘Ageism and Discrimination’, accessed 29

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