The nature of work is changing in South Australia, so how do you adapt to an economy in transition?
South Australians are, unfortunately, well aware of the phrase the "valley of death".
The doom-and-gloom term has been used by both sides of politics, particularly over contracts for the building of new navy ships and submarines.
The "valley" is the gap between the end of one project and the start of the next.
The "death" is what happens to jobs, opportunity and the future when they fall into the valley.
But now, social researcher Mark Dean said the state faces a valley of death in a different area — demographics — and it is largely driven by the changing nature of work.
"In South Australia, we have a ballooning population of young people and a ballooning population of older people and somewhat of a valley of death of young people," Dr Dean said.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-10/south-australias-job-market-is-changing/11739578
The doom-and-gloom term has been used by both sides of politics, particularly over contracts for the building of new navy ships and submarines.
The "valley" is the gap between the end of one project and the start of the next.
The "death" is what happens to jobs, opportunity and the future when they fall into the valley.
But now, social researcher Mark Dean said the state faces a valley of death in a different area — demographics — and it is largely driven by the changing nature of work.
"In South Australia, we have a ballooning population of young people and a ballooning population of older people and somewhat of a valley of death of young people," Dr Dean said.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-10/south-australias-job-market-is-changing/11739578
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