Career management skills (WP1)

Abstract

The career guidance reviews carried out by the OECD, the World Bank, and a range of EU agencies (i.e. the European Training Foundation, Cedefop, and the DG Employment, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities), have all underlined the need for citizens to be well equipped with skills to manage the complex and non-linear transitions that mark contemporary education, training and working pathways. A common thread in all these reviews is the conviction that today, individuals are likely to face a certain degree of insecurity as they navigate occupational options, opportunities and setbacks throughout their life, and can expect to change or lose employment with a greater degree of frequency than before. Because of this, their engagement with formal learning, training and re-training is likely to last well into adulthood, in response to rapid changes in technology, markets, and related employment opportunities.