http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/ en Copyright The University of Adelaide 2008 The University of Adelaide web.services@adelaide.edu.au daily 720 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub11943.html DATE: Friday, 15 August 2008 SUMMARY: This report details a Strategic Framework for Workforce Development in Southern Adelaide and outlines a range of recommendations that seek to lay the foundations for successful workforce development in the region1. It provides an introduction to the concept of workforce development and identifies key objectives to inform strategic planning. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub10803.html DATE: Monday, 7 April 2008 SUMMARY: The welfare-to-work policy aims to encourage certain welfare recipients to pursue pathways that lead to paid employment. This report explores the role that the vocational education and training (VET) system can play in assisting people move from welfare to work. The researchers examined the experiences of VET students from the relevant welfare groups and sought the views of other key stakeholders such as TAFE staff and Centrelink personnel. Conclusions include that VET can play a positive role but that there needs to be collaboration between VET and income support sectors to ensure that potential barriers are overcome. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub9423.html DATE: Monday, 10 September 2007 SUMMARY: The department's River Murray Water Resources Assessment Report is a new initiative for 2007-08. This fortnightly update includes information about water resource conditions in South Australia and interstate, including information on irrigation allocations and probability of improvement. http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/murray/rivercond/index.html http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub8623.html DATE: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 SUMMARY: The Public Service Association (PSA) represents State public sector workers in South Australia. In addition to its recognised industrial role, the PSA actively promotes the vital role of the public sector in the South Australian economy and community. This State Budget submission is a contribution to the achievement of this objective. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub7185.html DATE: Monday, 30 October 2006 SUMMARY: This e-Alert outlines some of the key and current research projects taking place around issues of workforce and skills development from across the state and the country. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub5963.html DATE: Tuesday, 18 July 2006 SUMMARY: This report outlines the results of an evaluation of the South Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Program for Low Income Households. The program was established by the South Australian State Cabinet in June 2003, in partnership with community based welfare organisations and is administered by Energy Division within the Department for Transport, Energy and infrastructure. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub4182.html DATE: Thursday, 5 January 2006 SUMMARY: The objectives of this study are to examine the reasons for migration, employment circumstances and migration outcomes of temporary skilled migrants who are holders of the 457 temporary business entry visa. The study also investigates the social and economic circumstances of these temporary entrants, their future residential and migration intentions and the likelihood of shifts to permanent settlement. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub4122.html DATE: Thursday, 15 December 2005 SUMMARY: While there is a significant body of research focusing on the reasons for family business closures in Australia, little is known about the specific impacts of these closures. This study seeks to focus attention on this under-researched area of family business. It does so in the context of concerns about family business capital depletion and the potential for this to accelerate as the age profile of family business owners increases over the next 10 years in line with population ageing. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub1061.html DATE: Monday, 29 November 2004 SUMMARY: Given various concerns about the accuracy of the official measures of labour under utilisation in Australia, the aim of this paper is to estimate better the unemployment rate in South Australia since 1989, that is over the course of the last business cycle. This will be achieved by using three new measures of labour under utilisation that have been developed by Dr Barrett. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub162.html DATE: Tuesday, 1 June 2004 SUMMARY: With Mitsubishi in crisis, the pressure is building on South Australia to find new business investment and employment generators - sooner rather than later.John Spoehr discusses the closure and downsizing of South Australia's Mitsubishi plants and and discusses hot the State can move forward in the current economic climate. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub181.html DATE: Monday, 1 March 2004 SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard has agreed to a trade deal with the United States that puts Australia's wider trade interests at risk and poses a particular threat to South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21.html DATE: Monday, 30 June 2003 SUMMARY: Power Politics chronicles the history of the struggle over ownership and control of the electricity industry in South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub682.html DATE: Sunday, 1 September 2002 SUMMARY: This report provides a regional profile of the education, training and employment experiences of young people in Northern Adelaide. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub1683.html DATE: Thursday, 3 January 2002 SUMMARY: Not enough is known about the real impact of the outsourcing revolution in South Australia because the information needed to fully evaluate major contracts, like the United Water and EDS contracts has been shrouded by commercial confidentiality. While some minor disclosure reforms have been introduced by the State Government a state of secrecy remains. Notwithstanding these difficulties ithis report goes some way in examining experience of outsourcing and to put the case for greater transparency and disclosure in government wherever public monies are involved.