Globalisation, gender and teachers' employment

Abstract: Globalisation, Gender and Teachers’ Employment This thesis examines the nexus between globalisation and patterns of gendered employment in the education industry in New South Wales, Australia. Globalisation has had an impact on employment and gender relations in Australia through economic restructuring, through the transformation of the labour market and through public sector reform. A number of theories of globalisation recognise its impact on employment practices, but many fail to examine its impact on gender relations. This study brings the gendered aspects of globalisation into focus. The changing nature of employment in the education industry is located within the broader context of globalisation and economic restructuring in Australia. Using statistical information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other sources, this thesis traces the impact of globalisation on the Australian economy, labour market and, in particular, the public sector. The thesis also traces historically the institutional changes in Australia that have contributed to the globalisation process. A field study was undertaken to examine casual teachers’ experiences of globalisation, economic and labour market restructuring and public sector reform in New South Wales. Interviews were conducted with 20 casual school teachers working in the New South Wales public education system. Men and women teachers, working in rural and urban locations, were asked about their experiences of globalisation and its impact on gender relations in the workplace and in the home. Although household and workplace structures in Australia are changing as a result of globalisation, these structures remain gendered. Gender relations in the household continue to structure access to the workplace. There are elements of systematic discrimination in the treatment of casual teachers in public education in New South Wales, and teachers are penalised for adopting non-standard forms of work. Globalisation has individualising and peripheralising impacts on casual teachers; however, they have developed mechanisms for resisting these aspects of globalisation. Although individuals are formed by and respond to the structural conditions created by globalisation they are able to make choices about employment patterns and gender divisions between home and paid work

Skilling the Bay-Geelong regional labour market profile, final report

<font color="blue"><b>The project and objectives</b></font>\ud \ud - The aim of the project, ‘Skilling the Bay - Geelong Regional Labour Market Profile’ is to better understand the current and future skills needs in the <i>Regional Geelong Area (RGA)</i>.\ud \ud <font color="blue"><b>Project scope</b></font>\ud \ud - The RGA comprises the four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and the Golden Plains Shire.\ud \ud <font color="blue"><b>Objectives</b></font>\ud \ud <i>The objectives are to:</i>\ud \ud - Identify the types of skills and qualifications workers currently possess, and how these may (or may not) meet current or future skills needs of Regional Geelong Area businesses;\ud \ud - Suggest potential future skills demands of employers with a consideration of changes in demand;\ud \ud - Understand the position of displaced and vulnerable workers along with their career aspirations as they confront changes in employment and labour market conditions, and;\ud \ud - Inform development of a long-term vision for jobs and training in the Regional Geelong Area

Skilling the Bay-Geelong regional labour market profile [Final Report]

The project and objectives - The aim of the project, ‘Skilling the Bay - Geelong Regional Labour Market Profile’ is to better understand the current and future skills needs in the Regional Geelong Area (RGA). Project scope - The RGA comprises the four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and the Golden Plains Shire. Objectives The objectives are to: - Identify the types of skills and qualifications workers currently possess, and how these may (or may not) meet current or future skills needs of Regional Geelong Area businesses; - Suggest potential future skills demands of employers with a consideration of changes in demand; - Understand the position of displaced and vulnerable workers along with their career aspirations as they confront changes in employment and labour market conditions, and; - Inform development of a long-term vision for jobs and training in the Regional Geelong Area