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Completed Projects - Life Print E-mail

This Research Theme aims to investigate large-scale diagnostic research, evaluation and policy programs focusing on lifecourse transitions. Lifecourse transitions are between school and work, and with the increasing emphasis on life-long learning, between work and education.

Key transitions for young people are from school to work, or school to further education—with some concern expressed about those “neither earning nor learning”. But such transitions are no longer limited to young people – the growth in contract labour and the rise of Taylorism, or ‘just-in-time’ production, means that workers no longer remain in a single career for their working lives. How then do lifecourse transitions between earning and learning also impact upon adults?

A concern with lifecourse transitions is evident both nationally and internationally: the Queensland government has commissioned research into the destinations of school leavers (The Next Step, 2005), while the OECD argues that lifelong learning needs to be comprehensively integrated across policy and stakeholder groups. Overall, lifecourse transitions that do not overly stress or disrupt can be regarded as part of the Australian Government’s prioritising of the social and economic fabric of the nation.

Eidos research investigates lifecourse transitions, including longitudinal studies, the impact of lifecourse transitions on an ageing population, and how such transitions can best be managed for all age groups.


Selected work completed in this research theme:


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A Fair Go Beyond the School Gate

Setting them up for Strong Futures

Marching to a Different Beat
Queensland Government Queensland Government Queensland Government


The project investigated the systemic factors affecting participation and attainment in tertiary education by Queensland students from low socio-economic status backgrounds in order to inform policy development and address professional skills shortages.

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The project identified a number of attributes that are essential for Indigenous children if they are to be successful in education and gaining employment. It also found a large number of activities that would result in the attainment of these attributes through schooling and in the community.

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This research examined the International Literature around the philosophies, principles, processes and outcomes of Youth Camp initiatives in reducing offending and re-offending behaviours and increasing the success of rehabilitation efforts for young people coming in contact with the youth justice systems.

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Operations of Schooling Review

Productive Ageing Scoping Project

Preparing for School Project
Queensland Government
National Seniors Australia
Queensland Government

This review delivered a comprehensive theoretical model that mapped the relationships amongst operational aspects of schooling and identified moderating and mediating relationships known to be of relevance when predicting student outcomes.

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This landmark Australian-first report found the challenges of coping with the nation’s ageing time bomb could start to be defused if age discrimination in the workplace was stamped out and mature age jobseekers given a chance.

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This project evaluated the impact of a full-time preparatory year of schooling on school management and school communities, curriculum and pedagogy, resourcing, children’s learning outcomes and development, and children’s preparedness for compulsory schooling.

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Skills Gap Bahrain

School to Higher Ed Transitions
Generation One: Indigenous Employment that Lasts

Tamkeen Council, Bahrain Queensland Government Generation One

The Kingdom of Bahrain is currently reshaping its future with three key reform movements – economic, labour market and educational system. The study focused on what the Kingdom of Bahrain’s labour market requires in terms of skills and occupations over the next 10 years.

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The report examines six terms of reference considering the transition of students from Year 12 to higher education studies in Queensland. It focuses on current trends in student enrolments in Queensland and other states and territories in Australia.

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On July 2010 GenerationOne hosted an ideas forum dedicated to understand the causes of poor Indigenous employment outcomes, and seeking to find ways of creating sustainable Indigenous employment. This report outlines the conclusions reached at this forum.

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Workforce Transitions

Attrition & Retention in Qld Schools

Credentialism in the 21st Century
Queensland Government Queensland Government
Queensland Government

The aim of this project was to examine the occupational mobility of workers in Queensland. There was a focus on professional and trade occupations within the industry sectors of civil construction, automotive and aged care to demonstrate the methodology on sectors of current policy relevance.

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This project investigated the barriers and enablers in attracting and retaining suitably qualified professionals to specialist teaching and non-teaching roles in Queensland State Schools.

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The purpose of the project was to examine the nexus between formal qualifications and employment in the workforce. A survey of 300 employers in Queensland across three industries and seven categories of employees obtained information on the use of qualifications and experience in recruiting.

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Effective Models for Employment Based Training

Strategies to Minimise the Impact of Challenging Times on Training

Scenario Analysis of Queensland's Working Age Qualification Profile
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Construction Skills Queensland

Queensland Government

This project examined effective employment based training (EBT) models within a formalised contract of training at the Australian Qualification Certificate III level and above. The focus of the research was around arrangements to maintain a balance between learning experiences in educational institutions and the workplace.

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The purpose of this project was to identify the most effective strategies that the construction industry could put in place to ensure that apprentices and trainees continue to be employed during an industry downturn.

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The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a range of scenarios that detail the future qualification profile by Queensland’s working population by year of age and by sex.

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Gateway

National Seniors Consulting Gateway


National Seniors Australia


This project investigated the feasibility of establishing an online gateway that links retired and semi-retired policymakers, academics and researchers to work opportunities offered by Eidos and its university members.

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