Career Development and Diverse Populations

Running head: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Assessment Task 2: Worker and Employer Issues
a) Aleena requires proper communicative skills and understanding of workplace laws and
regulations to bring this issue to the higher authority in order to maintain a safe and ethical
workplace environment for herself.
Laws: Fair Work Act 2009, Sex Discrimination act 1984, Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
b) Occupational health and Safety forms the crux of a safe, healthy and productive working
environment for all employees as well as employers alike. This general notion of OHS can be
made specific to the clients when career planning by specifically highlighting how a proper
OHS framework functions, which are the aspects of health and safety that are particular to
each industry of work (for instance a construction OHS will be different from a laboratory
OHS) and how the safe work Australia resources can be utilised to gather an in depth
understanding of each of these aspects.
c) The Victorian Equal opportunities and Human Rights Commission identifies the fair
and respectful treatment of employees as a key employer responsibility
(Humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au, 2019), as set out in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010
and the Federal Human Rights Laws. The Fairwork templates and best practice guides can be
used with clients in Melbourne, Victoria to provide important information and training to
clients. For instance, the Fairwork templates that provide support regarding a variety of
employment related elements including working hours, work – life balance maintenance,
performance and underperformance management, record keeping of pay slips etc, serve as a
detailed resource for understanding and keeping explicit records of progress and barriers.
Similarly, the best practice guides can be used to provide individual or group training to a
cohort of clients regarding how to manage and maintain those specific aspects as mentioned
above, during their tenure of employment.
Alternately, the following resources can be used with my clients –

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The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA 2019) – the latest report in the FYA
titled ‘The New Work Reality’ (June 2018), reports how almost half of Australia’s 25 year
old youths are unable to secure an employment despite holding post school qualifications as
well as identifies significant factors that can help students transition effectively from full time
education to employment.
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) – It’s a
Curtin University based research and policy centre responsible for providing national
leadership in student equity in higher education by connecting research, policy and practice in
order to improve participation and success in higher education for the marginalised and
disadvantaged people.
OECD report (OECD 2019) – The OECD reports regarding education and
employment provides a variety of qualitative and quantitative resources ranging from skills
and requirements for jobs to adult education as well as inclusive and innovative ways of
working with Indigenous Australians to improve employment prospects.
Bradley Report – the Bradley Review of Higher Education considers and reports
about the structural, functional and financial organisation of higher education sectors
responsible for promoting for a skilled Australian workforce (Bradley et al. 2008).
d) “out-of-date industrial age career choice paradigm is putting [people] at risk”
This statement is a direct indication to the disparity between the old paradigm (career choice)
and the new paradigm (career management). The extract is not just a highlight of the
conundrum but also an indirect call for action where a paradigm shift is identified as a
mandate. It means that there is a disparity between the traditional and contemporary career
choice practices where the former entails finding a particular job, identifying it as the only
possible opportunity to establish oneself and grow and the latter entails identifying a career as
an opportunity for personal growth and development for further future prospects. Therefore