Contractualism, employment services and mature-age job seekers: the tyranny of tangible outcomes

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20 February 2003Older unemployed people have quite specific job search and job training
needs compared with other groups. Lorraine Kerr, Ed Carson and Jodi Goddard draw on empirical research
on the job placement system in South Australia to show that agency
capacity to address the specific needs of mature workers is constrained
under the current policy regime. Without significant changes to the way
employment services are managed - change away from a rigid focus on
tangible outcomes - mature-age jobseekers will continue to be
disadvantaged in finding employment.

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