COTA Victoria

Graduates beat long-term unemployment

13 August 2021

Unemployed older workers can face an uphill battle to reenter the workforce. But COTA Victoria’s Reach, Train, Employ project has hit upon a winning formula: supporting older people to retrain in a sector where the demand for employees is high.

disadvantaged jobseekers, job-ready, JobKeeper, jobseeker, jobseekers 50+, long-term unemployment, Mature Age Employment, mature job seekers, mature workers, mature-aged workers, unemployment

Enhancing Victoria’s Economic Performance and Productivity

4 April 2017, COTA Submissions

Five generations are now living, learning, working and socialising together. In spite of negative views commonly expressed around ageing, older people make a significant and positive contribution to their families, their communities and the economy.

ageing population, ageism, Centrelink, discrimination, Newstart, older workers, Policy, retirement, sexism, unemployment

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