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The ‘Addressing the Employability of Australian Youth’ research project was designed to identify the critical support and individual issues that promote job retention in young job seekers. The project was framed from the perspective of ‘employability’. Employability can be understood as the package of skills, personal attributes, knowledges and experiences that provide an individual access to employment (Pool & Sewell 2007). The concept is generally considered a useful one for understanding the extent to which individuals are adequately prepared to participate in the labour market. A broad reading of the construct takes into account context, such as local labour market conditions, and the perspectives of employers. This report is presented in three parts. Part One focuses on job seeker trajectories, detailing findings based on a detailed analysis of 50 de-identified cases of job seekers with sufficient complexity and detail to discern patterns of job seeking and job retention trajectories. Part Two provides a triangulated comparison of interview data from three key target groups—job seekers, employers and employment consultants—to identify the strengths and limitations of current employment support practices, and the extent to which they promote job retention. Part Three presents a proposed service infrastructure model for job retention that incorporates the findings of Parts One and Two of the research project |
