Education and Skill Mismatches in the Labour Market Workshop 2008

The second Education and Skills Mismatches in the Labour Market Workshop was organised jointly by the Melbourne Institute and the NCVER and covered issues that are related to skills utilisation and vocational and education and training.

The workshop was attended by participants from government departments, the Productivity Commission, as well as academics from several universities. The workshop was opened by Professor Kostas Mavromaras, who gave a brief overview of the topic. Papers were presented by Professor Peter Sloane from the University of Wales Swansea, Professor Kostas Mavromaras from the University of Melbourne, Dr Nigel O'Leary from the University of Wales Swansea and Dr Seamus McGuinness from the Melbourne Institute. The PowerPoint presentions may be accessed by clicking on the presenter's name. Professor Steve Sedgwick, Director of the Melbourne Institute, chaired the panel discussion.

Workshop Program

Skills in Australia is also the topic of the March 2009 Public Economic Forum held in Canberra and the Economics Forum held in Melbourne.

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