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Where the Jobs Are:developing competency in the use of labour
market information
Carole BrownPast President, Career Development Association of
Australia
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Where the Jobs Are
Improving the application and integration of labour market
information into career development and guidance practice.
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Objectives
• Locating quality labour market information
• Interpreting and making sense of labour market data in various forms
•Sourcing and applying labour market information at regional and local levels
•Using labour market information with a diverse range of clients to support career decision making capacity: career self- efficacy, optimism, and adaptability in clients
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Project design and delivery• 100 workshops delivered to more than 2000 counsellors,
employment service providers and career practitioners across Australia from October 2013-December 2014
• Delivered by 15 specially trained career professionals in diverse locations ranging from major capital cities, to regional centres and small remote communities
• Targetting priority employment areas
• Managed by the Career Development Association
of Australia (CDAA)
• Funded by the Australian Department of Employment
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Workshop overview
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Workshop overview
• Duration: half day
• Content and structure:
1. Locating and interpreting labour market information in various forms
2. Local and regional employment conditions
3. Applying and integrating LMI into guidance practice
• Materials: Facilitator manual and slide deck, participant handbook
• Cost: offered free across Australia; registrations, venue and catering managed as part of the allocated funding by project manager in consultation with local contacts
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Outcomes• 73 workshops have been delivered
• further 27 in planning
• anticipated that all workshops will be completed by August 2014
• 2385 people registered to attend the workshops; expected to grow to 3000
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Project evaluation
• Participant evaluation:
- on workshop completion
- 2 months post workshop
• Facilitator evaluation
• Case studies
• Stakeholder engagement and feedback
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Participant responses
• Learning objectives measured:
1. Locate quality labour market information
2. Interpret and make sense of LMI in various forms
3. Apply LMI at a local and regional level
4. Apply LMI with a diverse range of clients
• 1071 workshop evaluations have been analysed
• Strong agreement that key learning objectives have been met and competency in LMI has improved
• 88.36% of participants agreed they would recommend the workshop (2.84% disagree)
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Learning objectives overall• Overall 76.9% of participants either agreed or
strongly agreed learning objectives met, while 20.26% neither Agreed nor Disagreed.
- locating quality labour market information - 81.96% agreed or strongly agreed
- interpret and make sense of LMI at 76.56%
- application of LMI into practice – 73.86%
- use of LMI with a diverse range of client - 71.24%
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Improvements in capability
• 72.4% agree or strongly agree that the workshop has improved their capability in the four stated learning objectives. 22.73% neither agreed nor disagreed.
- locating quality labour market information - 77.29% agreed or strongly agreed
- interpret and make sense of LMI - 73.22%
- application of LMI into practice – 68.98%
- use of LMI with a diverse range of client – 68.26%
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Effectiveness of the facilitators
• 78.64% of participants either Agree or Strongly Agree
that facilitators were effective
• 15.64% neither agreed nor disagreed
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Application of learning
•Professional practice
•Workforce development
•Connections with industry
•Parent involvement
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Developing competency further
• Access to local and regional labour market knowledge
• Integration into professional practice
• Application to employment transitions
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Two-month post attendance evaluation
Very LowLow Med High Very High Total
1.Efficiently locate current information on local, regional and national labour markets in various forms
2.71%6
6.33%14
47.51%105
37.56%83
5.88%13
221
2. Evaluate and interpret labour market information
2.26%5
6.79%15
42.08%93
42.53%94
6.33%14
221
3. Assess your clients’ labour market information needs.
3.17%7
6.79%15
43.44%96
40.72%90
5.88%13
221
4. Assist a range of clients to understand and apply labour market information to their career decision-making and work search activity.
3.62%8
9.95%22
43.89%97
37.10%82
5.43%12
221
5. Access others with specialist labour market knowledge at local and regional levels
3.62%8
11.76%26
50.68%112
28.96%64
4.98%11
221
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Application into practice• Professional practice
Induction of new students into Community Services courses
Conducted professional development for new employment consultants in my organisation.
• Connections with industry and other stakeholders
Our stakeholders have become more aware of the resources available to them through local government economic development staff
• Community and workforce development
I am a social planner so the labour market information has improved the range of data I provide our local community and shire council staff
• Parent involvement
Used labour market predictions for our region at a Year 12 Parent Information evening.
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Thank you!