Transnational social workers and the Australian labour market

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gai Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
International Graduates ◽  
Formal Recognition

This chapter focuses on the position of overseas trained social workers and international graduates of Australian social work programmes in the Australian labour market. It draws on the broader literature on skilled migration, diversity management and labour force trends to examine these dynamics in relation to how they may mediate the employment experiences of transnational social workers. Attention is drawn to the importance of, not only formal recognition of qualifications, but also informal recognition in the labour market in order to optimise employment outcomes for transnational social workers. The chapter concludes by outlining a research agenda to address the paucity of data on transnational social workers in Australia and to build understanding of employers’ perspectives on recruiting social workers from overseas.

scholarly journals Immigrants’ educational credentials leading to employment outcomes: The role played by language skills

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-191
Author(s):  
María Miyar-Busto ◽  
Fco. Javier Mato Díaz ◽  
Rodolfo Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Labour Market Situation ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
Educational Credentials

Transferability of human capital is a key issue in the analysis of immigrants’ integration in the destination country, according to both empirical and theoretical literature. In addition to the problem of recognition of immigrants’ educational credentials and their lack of social networks, language is highlighted in the literature as a crucial factor regarding human capital transfer. This paper considers the role played by Spanish language skills in the integration of migrants into the labour market in Spain. It takes advantage of the fact that about half of the immigrant population have Spanish as their native language, and of the diversity levels of fluency in Spanish among the remaining immigrants. Using the Labour Force Survey special module on the labour market situation of immigrants (INE 2015), the research has two purposes: first, to measure the direct effect of language skills on employment outcomes; and second, to analyze the complementary vs. substitution hypotheses regarding the interaction between Spanish language skills and educational credentials as determining factors for employment. The results confirm that skill levels in Spanish have a significant role regarding access to employment. Regarding the complementary vs. substitution hypotheses, interesting gender differences appear that confirm the striking contrasts in the Spanish labour market for female and male immigrants. For men, their level of Spanish acts as a complement to their educational qualifications in helping them to obtain employment, but this is not the case for women. However, female immigrant workers seem to obtain higher employment returns on their educational qualifications than men when it comes to avoiding very low-skilled jobs.

scholarly journals Bullying at school and labour market outcomes

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1185-1211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Drydakis
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Hourly Wage ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-term correlates of bullying in school with aspects of functioning in adult employment outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Bullying is considered and evaluated as a proxy for unmeasured productivity, and a framework is provided that outlines why bullying might affect employment outcomes through differences in skills and traits. Using Bivariate and Heckit models the paper employs a variety of specifications and finds several interesting patterns. Findings – By utilising the 2008 Greek Behavioural Study data set the regression outcomes suggest that labour force participation, employment rate and hourly wages are negatively affected by bullying. In addition, men, homosexuals, immigrants, unmarried people, those having higher negative mental health symptoms, and those having lower human capital are more negatively affected by bullying in terms of labour force participation, employment probability and hourly wages. Moreover, Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions suggest that labour force participation gaps, employment gaps and hourly wage gaps between minority and majority groups, especially for gay men and the disabled, can be explained by bullying incidents. Practical implications – It seems likely that having been a victim of bullying also has economic implications later in life due to withdrawal from the labour market and lower wages. Originality/value – The retrospective bullying index used in the current study measured the combined and ordered effect of the duration and intensity of bullying, which generates 17 outcomes that ultimately capture a large range of alternative options. In addition, the author suggested that bullying might be understood as a productivity trait that provides a direct input into the production process, which might drive abilities or traits and influence adult employment outcomes. Contemporary economic analysis suggests that cognitive and non-cognitive skills are important factors that affect labour productivity through reasoning ability and productivity.

scholarly journals Labour market regulation as global social policy: The case of nursing labour markets in Oman

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal A. Ennis ◽  
Margaret Walton-Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Migration Policies

This article examines global social policy formation in the area of skilled migration, with a focus on the Gulf Arab region. Across the globe, migration governance presents challenges to multiple levels of authority; its complexity crosses many scales and involves a multitude of actors with diverse interests. Despite this jurisdictional complexity, migration remains one of the most staunchly defended realms of sovereign policy control. Building on global social policy literature, this article examines how ‘domestic’ labour migration policies reflect the entanglement of multiple states’ and agencies’ interests. Such entanglements result in what we characterize as a ‘multiplex system’, where skilled-migration policies are formed within, and shaped by, globalized policy spaces. To illustrate, we examine policies that shape the nursing labour market in Oman during a period when the state aims to transition from dependence on an expatriate to an increasingly nationalized labour force. Engaging a case-study methodology including a survey of migrant healthcare workers, semi-structured interviews and data analysis, we find that nursing labour markets in Oman represent an example of global policy formation due to the interaction of domestic and expatriate labour policies and provisioning systems. The transnational structuring of policy making that emerges reflects a contingent process marked by conflicting outcomes. We contend that Oman’s nursing labour market is an example of new spaces where global social policies emerge from the tension of competing national state and market interests.

Transnational social workers in Australia: naivety in the transnational professional space

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Bartley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Destination Country ◽  
Local Practice ◽  
And Training ◽  
Advance Knowledge ◽  
Space Concept ◽  
Labour Market Mobility

This chapter explores the preparedness of transnational social workers, and their employers in Australia, for the challenges of integrating foreign-qualified social workers into local practice settings. Drawing on an Australian exploratory online survey of 119 transnational social workers, the experiences of foreign-qualified social work professionals are analysed to assess the preparedness of the profession, and the professionals themselves, to deal with the challenges of transnational labour market mobility. The chapter uses the transnational professional space concept to examine migrant professionals’ advance knowledge of the professional and cultural milieu of their destination country, and their experiences of the induction and training offered by their initial Australian employers. The study suggests that a surprising naïvety persists among many employers and the transnational social workers (TSWs) themselves, regarding the preparation required to engage meaningfully in the increasingly transnational professional space that is Australian social work.

‘A little more humanity’: placement officers in Germany between social work and social policy

2019 ◽  
pp. 201-216
Author(s):  
Markus Gottwald ◽  
Frank Sowa
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Employment Service ◽  
Public Employment Service ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Unemployed

By definition, no social work is supposed to be carried out in the labour administration. However, what do German placement officers reveal about the implementation of social policy when they describe their activity as social work? Classical research studies on public employment service (PES) as well as our own empirical research reveal the following: while it emerged from earlier studies that placement officers described themselves as ‘social workers’ in order to lend greater meaning to their activities, interviews conducted with today's placement officers indicate their criticism as well: dysfunctional effects of an organisational means of achieving the social policy goals set by the Hartz labour-market reforms (2003-05) are specified – including the welfare-to-work principle being made unnecessarily stricter, thereby increasing the risk of the unemployed becoming ‘genuine’ social work cases.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap : a study of the Ryerson University, Chang School of Continuing Education, Internationally Educated Social Work Professionals Bridging Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Individual

This study examines how the Internationally Educated Social Work Professionals Bridging Program at Ryerson University facilitates the integration of Internationally Educated Social Workers (IESWs) into the Canadian labour market. Research indicates that Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) often face significant barriers that restrict them from effectively utilizing their foreign-obtained human capital. Occupational bridging programs are one type of program that has proven effective at increasing the employment rates of the IEPs who participate in them (Adamowicz, 2004; Dean Marie, Austin, & Zubin, 2004; Alboim, Finnie, & Meng, 2005). Through individual interviews conducted with program participants and key stakeholder representatives, this study identifies the barriers that IESWs face in the labour market, the challenges facing the IESW bridging program, and the perceived benefits of the program. The findings of this study reveal that unlike other labour market integration programs the IESWs bridging program comprehensively addresses many of the individual and systemic barriers that restrict IESWs from maximizing returns to their human capital.

scholarly journals Drivers of employment outcomes amongst skilled migrants to Australia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Van de Ven ◽  
Sarah Voitchovsky
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
English Language ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes

During the last 2 decades Australia has very substantially increased its skilled migration intake to off-set the effects of declining fertility and increased longevity.  Between 1996 and 2011, permanent arrivals in Australia rose from 85000 to 195000 per year, with 83 per cent of the increase accounted for by migration through the Skill Stream.  Furthermore, since the mid-2000s Australian skilled migration policy has shifted from a “supply driven” model that favoured independent General Skilled Migrants, to a “hybrid model” that balances supply driven migration against Employer Sponsored “demand driven” migration.  van de Ven and Voitchovsky (2014) report estimates for the period between 2005 and 2009, which indicate that this shift to a hybrid model for selection substantively improved labour market outcomes amongst skilled migrants.  Here we explore the channels through which improved labour market outcomes were achieved.  Our investigation emphasises the likely importance of English language and experience in delivering improved employment outcomes, aspects that are imperfectly controlled for in our first empirical study.

scholarly journals Model of Methodology for Determining The Needs of Continuing Vocational Training of Social Work Specialists Providing Social Services

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-380
Author(s):  
Venelin Terziev ◽  
Vanya Banabakova ◽  
Preslava Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Continuing Vocational Training

Abstract This study justifies the need for building a system for research, identification and monitoring of the needs of vocational training in compliance to the constantly changing needs of the labour market. When considered in a narrower sense this problem justifies and proves the need for this activity related to social work and social workers. A method for determining the need for continuing vocational training of specialists in social work is developed and an experimental model for its implementation is offered.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap : a study of the Ryerson University, Chang School of Continuing Education, Internationally Educated Social Work Professionals Bridging Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Individual

This study examines how the Internationally Educated Social Work Professionals Bridging Program at Ryerson University facilitates the integration of Internationally Educated Social Workers (IESWs) into the Canadian labour market. Research indicates that Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) often face significant barriers that restrict them from effectively utilizing their foreign-obtained human capital. Occupational bridging programs are one type of program that has proven effective at increasing the employment rates of the IEPs who participate in them (Adamowicz, 2004; Dean Marie, Austin, & Zubin, 2004; Alboim, Finnie, & Meng, 2005). Through individual interviews conducted with program participants and key stakeholder representatives, this study identifies the barriers that IESWs face in the labour market, the challenges facing the IESW bridging program, and the perceived benefits of the program. The findings of this study reveal that unlike other labour market integration programs the IESWs bridging program comprehensively addresses many of the individual and systemic barriers that restrict IESWs from maximizing returns to their human capital.

The State, Skilled Labour Markets, and Immigration: The Case of Doctors in England

10.1068/a3541 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2071-2089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvati Raghuram ◽  
Eleonore Kofman
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
The State ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
State Regulations ◽  
Skilled Labour

Most recent research on skilled migration focuses on those working in the financial sectors and there has been very little work in Europe on the migration of people in welfare sectors. In this paper we seek to explore some of the complexities of shifting labour markets and immigration regulations and their influence on the geography of migration of doctors to England. We argue that state regulations, both of immigration and those governing the medical labour force, have been altered to meet the specificities of internal labour-market shortages and that the level of the state remains a useful analytical level for understanding the skilled migration of doctors.

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