Workplace Learning and Future Trends

This assignment delves into the evolving landscape of workplace learning. It requires an analysis of current trends shaping the future of work, focusing on the skills demanded by industries. Students are expected to explore online resources and platforms that facilitate career development and highlight the significance of volunteering in gaining relevant experience. The analysis should culminate in a concise understanding of how individuals can adapt to these trends and thrive in the evolving job market.

Running head: ANALYTICAL STUDY ON GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL TRENDS
ANALYTICAL STUDY ON GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL TRENDS
Name of the Student
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Executive Summary:
The purpose of the report is to analyze the present job market in Australia. the research is
based on the various components and section of the job. The result of the research presents
individual and general preferences for job and the various aspects of certain jobs discussed in
the report. However, the following report is the analytical study on the workplace learning
and the conception of jobs and careers.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................4
Part 1: Job Market......................................................................................................................4
Predicted Career Trends in Next Five Years:........................................................................4
Careers generally Increasing/Decreasing:..............................................................................5
Expected Trends and Tools Driving the Trends:...................................................................5
Part 2: Paid Occupation..............................................................................................................5
Overview:...............................................................................................................................5
Activities Undertaken:...........................................................................................................6
Eligibility:..............................................................................................................................6
Potentiality for Other Jobs:....................................................................................................6
Social and Economical Values of the Industry:.....................................................................7
Part 3: Unpaid Occupation.........................................................................................................7
Overview of the Organization:...............................................................................................7
Activities Undertaken:...........................................................................................................7
Attraction:..............................................................................................................................7
Eligibility:..............................................................................................................................8
Potentiality for Paid Position:................................................................................................8
Social Value of the Organization:..........................................................................................8
Economical value of the Organization:..................................................................................8
Part 4: Recruitment....................................................................................................................9

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Recruitment Companies:........................................................................................................9
Future Prediction of Recruitment Trends:............................................................................10
Employment Strategy:..........................................................................................................10
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................11
Reference:................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction:
The report discusses the present and the future scenario of the job market in Australia
and in the global context as well. The term job market entails the conception of the
competition among the various labor force present in a country. The job market is not a
physical place, but a conceptualization of the various and trending jobs in the market of a
particular country or sometime in the global context. The growth of the job market is
depended on the demand of the labor and supply within the economical context of the
specific industries, specific education and the specific job function and preferences. There are
in fact, several factors that determine and drive the trends of the job market. The economical
and the social conditions are also responsible for the determination of the sustainability of the
jobs in a country (Badland et al., 2016). However, the following report discusses and presents
almost every aspect and factors of the job market.
Part 1: Job Market
Predicted Career Trends in Next Five Years:
Considering the fact about the current trends in the job market, there are number of
career options to the young generations. The most five predicted career trends in market of
the job are the computer programmer, day care provider, elder care specialist, management
consultant and the photographer or graphic designer (Hajkowicz et al., 2016). These five top
jobs are currently dominating the current market for the careers. There are other jobs that are
also influencing the young generations, but as per the research and the prediction of the
current and future career trends, these jobs are more demanding in Australia as well as in the
global market.

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Careers generally Increasing/Decreasing:
Several researches have been conducted on the current job trends in the global market.
It is found from the most of the research and study that the demand for the part time job is
increasing and the demand for the full time job decreasing in a diverse proportion. It is found
that the people are moving towards the part time job and this is the reason that the young
people are finding interest in the career of care executives. Another reason for choosing the
career of the part time job is either over qualification or the under qualification. A study from
the Australian context it is found that the being overqualified as well as under qualified is an
issue to the young generation for finding the right career (Healy, 2016).
Expected Trends and Tools Driving the Trends:
While discussing the trends in the current job market, there emerge some expected
trends in the same context. The expected trends that are prevalent in the job market are
switching jobs, salary hike, growth in certain occupations such as health care, service
employees, computer programmers and so on, freelancing and others (Denny & Churchill,
2016). The tools that are responsible for driving the trends in the current job market are
initially the globalization. Apart from the globalization, the economical sustainability,
advancement in the technical qualification and the lack of opportunities as well can also be
considered as the driving tools for the career trends in the job market.
Part 2: Paid Occupation
Overview:
Within the context of the paid occupation, occupational and environmental health
professional is one of the jobs that can be chosen. the professionals working in this field
ensure the occupational and environmental health and safety of the people and assist the
injured workers through the help of compensation and the rehabilitation process (Frumkin,

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2016). There are several post included in this career opportunity such as environmental
officer, occupational health and safety advisor and coordinator and so on.
Activities Undertaken:
The activities that I am supposed to undertake within the chosen career include the
development, implementation and review of the environmental and occupational health
management and safety plans, implementation of the strategies for proper disposal of the
waste, inspection, identification and the control of the workplace risks, hazards and
pollutions, training of employees and promotion of the ergonomic principles and the proper
investigation and care of the injured employees in the workplace (www.myfuture.edu.au.,
2017).
Eligibility:
The job requires certain educational qualification as the eligibility of the position. A
graduate, diploma or master degree certificate on the educational subjects such as the
biology, environmental science, business studies, outdoor education, health, and social
science is necessary for applying for the job. Vocational training and research on the public
health will get priority for the certain job. In addition, the registration and license on the
specific field is required.
The likely income for a graduate as the occupational and environmental health
professional is $88,723 annually. The income may increase up to $111,981 annually with
experience (www.seeklearning.com.au., 2017).
Potentiality for Other Jobs:
The skills from this job can lead me to the other jobs like medical imaging
professionals, nutrition professionals, health diagnostic and promotion professionals, and

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pharmacists. The skills and training on the public health and the educational qualification on
the health and biology can help me to find these jobs.
Social and Economical Values of the Industry:
The social value of the professional working in this industry is high. Providing
workplace safety to the workers and maintaining the environment indeed adds value to the
society. This specific profession also adds value to the economical context since the
profession offers number of jobs with good salary.
Part 3: Unpaid Occupation
Overview of the Organization:
The chosen organization for this section of the report is the Conservations Volunteers
Australia. This particular volunteer organization connects people with the nature. The
purpose and the function of the organization are to preserve the nature and build connection
between the people and the nature (conservationvolunteers.com.au., 2017).
Activities Undertaken:
The activities undertaken by me, as the volunteer of the organization is to work
together with other volunteers and increase the resilience through the maintenance, protection
and the restoration of the environment. The activities are mainly the based on the practical
work.
Attraction:
The aim of the organization is the basic attraction for me to join the organization as
the volunteer for preserving the nature. The activities of the organization such as community
and living heritage conservation, restoration of the nature and the wild places have attracted
me to undertake the job in order to discover new elements in the environment.

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Eligibility:
There are no such eligibility criteria for joining as the volunteer of the organization.
Anyone from anywhere can join the organization as the volunteer for the preservation of the
nature. Moreover, no special training or educational qualification is needed for joining the
team of volunteers. In fact, any person irrespective of the qualification or experience can join
the organization. The only criterion for joining the organization is the reasonable level of
fitness and health (conservationvolunteers.com.au., 2017).
Potentiality for Paid Position:
There is potentiality for having the paid position in the organization. The purpose of
the organization is to conserve the environment and the work is completely based on the
practical field. Therefore, the organization requires a team. Consequently, the teams need the
team leader, supervisor, managers and other staffs to properly execute the aim of the
organization (Tseng & Yazdanifard, 2016). These positions in the organization are definitely
paid as these are the higher positions and full of responsibilities.
Social Value of the Organization:
The organization undoubtedly adds value to the organization. The organizational
operations and the work such as the conservation of the communities and the environment,
the preservation of the heritage and the wild lands, protection of the threatened species and so
on are definitely adding values to the organization. This is evident from the revival program
of the wetlands in the coastal area of the Australia.
Economical value of the Organization:
The organization is also adding value to the economical context of the country. The
organization provides short courses and the vocational training n the conservation skills,

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which helps the people finding a good job in the same context. The stated fact is evident from
the training center website of the organization.
Part 4: Recruitment
Recruitment Companies:
Numerous companies in Australia are competing in the market of recruitment. The
companies are not only providing the recruitment service within Australia, but also are doing
business worldwide (www.ici.edu.au., 2017).
i. Seek is founded in 1997 and providing work force recruitment service to the
companies in Australia. The organization is one of the best placement agencies in
Australia and the site offers best features and advantages for the job seekers. The
company presently is providing its service to China, Hong Kong, New Zealand and
Singapore.
ii. Australian JobSearch is a government aided free database that provides opportunities
to the jobseeker to find right job. The website offers a range of beneficial service to
the people such as information on employment and training service programs,
relocation guide within Australia and so son.
iii. MyCareer is another service provider like Seek and offers various job news and
opportunities to the job seekers. The well-organized and updated site of the
organization help the people find appropriate job for them.
iv. Jobseeker provides all kind of job new and vacancies across the country. The simple
interface of the site is user friendly and helps the people find job according to their
location. However, the site do not provides features like other recruitment websites
such as resume storage, skill-based recommendations etc.

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v. Indeed is another database site on job opportunities around the globe. The site offers
well-structured job opportunities and provides all kind of advantages features that
makes the searching easy for the job seeker.
Future Prediction of Recruitment Trends:
With the pace of time and the effect of globalization the trends for recruitment is also
changing. The following section discusses the predicted future trends for the companies
seeking for recruitment of new employees. The major future prediction of the recruitments is
the talent acquisition, diversity recruitment, advanced technological qualification, more
competition, use of smart data, emphasis on the professional experience of the candidates
(www.engineering.com., 2017). These trends are believed to be the major and basic trends for
the recruitment in the next five years. The recruitment trends depends on the numerous
factors, these trends are to be constant for the next five years.
Employment Strategy:
The target for my future employment is the companies, which work with the
environments and workplace. A thorough research on the market of the industry need to be
done before applying for a job. The research must include the company review by the people
who have worked there, market position and growth of the company, sustainability and the
business rank of the company (Bonoli, 2017).
Communication skills, management skills and professional skills on the certain
position of the job are the three ways that can make the employment easy for me in the
specific industry (Robles, 2012).
According to me the interview process in the recruitment options is the best for me,
since it will help the interviewer to understand and examine my personality as well as the
professional skills for the specific position of the job.

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Conclusion:
This can be concluded from the above report that the job market of any country is
determined and dominated by numerous factors and variables. Moreover, the major factors
are also influencing the future trends of the job as well as the recruitments. The variables of
job market in a specific industry or country also determines the increase and decrease of
certain careers. The report summarizes the domain of the paid and unpaid occupation and the
required education for the same. It is evident from the report that the recruitment companies
also plays vital role in determining the job market and trends of a country. In regard to this, a
brief synopsis of the major competing recruitment companies in Australia is presented in the
report to provide as clear idea of the workforce service provider companies. In addition,
certain strategy for the employment process is also presented in the report. However, the
report provides a clear and precise idea and understanding of the workplace learning as the
conclusion.

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