The purpose of this paper is to observe how the Euro Car Parts (ECP) academy is helping the expanding business to recruit trained and willing employees.
This paper explores a paradox in the Australian labour market namely that ageing workforces and significant skills shortages in certain sectors are juxtaposed with rising youth unemployment. According to one dominant view these two social issues are interrelated with young workers being ‘crowded out’ by their older colleagues who are delaying retirement. In this study, we consider the stren…