News: News
Pathways into post-school education and employment: the lived experience of young adults with disability
Despite the benefits both individually (e.g. financial, wellbeing, self-worth) and for society more broadly (e.g. national output, social cohesion), finding and sustaining employment is a challenge for people with disability.
Unmet need for aged care advocacy services in South Australia
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety reported one of the best ways of safeguarding older people is to make sure that ‘their voices are heard and their preferences acknowledged’. Advocacy services play an essential role in ensuring this occurs. The Royal Commission Final Report Recommendation 106 outlined the need for enhanced aged care advocacy services. Utilising both qualitative and quantitative research methods this study will provide an understanding of the current un meet need and future demand for aged care advocacy services in South Australia.
[Read more about Unmet need for aged care advocacy services in South Australia]
New Research: Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia
A new report released 4 November, undertaken by researchers from University of Sydney, University of Adelaide and University of Tasmania examines the sustainability of Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia.
[Read more about New Research: Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia]
Understanding Drivers of NDIS Plan Utilisation
The Future of Employment and Skills Research Centre (FES) at the University of Adelaide has recently completed qualitative research exploring NDIS plan utilisation and the factors which support and hinder the use of NDIS funds.
[Read more about Understanding Drivers of NDIS Plan Utilisation]
FES Leaderships
The Future of Employment and Skills Research Centre has announced the appointment of two co-directors, Dr Megan Moskos and Associate Professor Stephane Mahuteau, to lead the centre following the departure of former director Professor Kostas Mavromaras.
CDC Evaluation
There was widespread coverage on the finding of the Evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card (The Australian, The Advertiser, ABC, 5AA, Mix radio TV, online) which was released by the DSS, mid-February 2021.
Jobs and skills in the Asia Pacific region
Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Director of the Future of Employment and Skills research centre, is a contributing author of the 2018-2019 Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, ITS State of the Region report. The newly published report will inform the forthcoming APEC meeting in November 2018.
[Read more about Jobs and skills in the Asia Pacific region]
The future for an aged care workforce
A new working paper by the Future of Employment and Skills research centre outlines the steps the sector could take to achieve a skilled and sustainable aged care workforce both now and into the future.
French - Australian connection
Stéphane Mahuteau - invited speaker at a roundtable on Unemployment Insurance: towards universal coverage vs higher protection, hosted by the University of Strasbourg, France.
Gender gap – progress for 2018
FES Director, Kostas Mavromaras spoke at the Gender Gap – Progress for 2018 panel, organised by the School of Economics.
