Focus & Themes
The Workforce & employment (W&E) SIG creates a supportive Australasian community of experienced researchers, Early career researchers (ECRs), PhD scholars and industry affiliates, to enhance the visibility of, and channel research, advocacy and impact on, the tourism industries’ workforce. The W&E SIG seeks to inspire more colleagues to pursue TH&E workforce-related research and/or recognise how their research should be more cognisant of employment considerations.
Key Outcomes
Members will benefit from a network (and access to kindred networks) dedicated to the interests of tourism workforce and employment research and education. Members can access the W&E SIG LinkedIn group alerting them to the latest research in the space, to potential collaborative colleagues when commencing projects and/or planning funding applications for grants, policy developments and calls for submissions.
The SIG will be democratically guided by its membership in terms of priorities and activities. It will at a minimum host a workshop at each annual CAUTHE Conference and coinciding with the CAUTHE Mid-year Meeting. Further potential activities may include special workshops and symposia, particularly encouraging ECR, PhD scholar and industry/government participation, special issues/edited books, white paper submissions and industry forums.
Past Activities & Events
Resources
Robinson, R.N.S., Dale, N., Richardson, S. & Solnet, D. et al., with Baum. T. (2022). Addressing Structural and Cultural Workforce Issues in the Visitor and Hospitality Economies, Submission to National Jobs Summit Employment White Paper, Brisbane: CAUTHE. View submission.
