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August 25, 2023The ILO strategy on skills and lifelong learning 2030
The ILO Skills and Lifelong Learning Strategy represents an important commitment and lays down a solid framework for cooperation with governments, workers and employers’ representatives to develop LLL in all corners of the globe. The ILO strategy on skills and lifelong learning 2030 Geneva International Labour Office 2023
Global Careers Month. Challenges, opportunities and priorities
The Global Careers Month (GCM) was organised between 8 November and 13 December 2022 under the steer of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Career Guidance (IAG WGCG), in cooperation with professional associations and practitioner led private organisations operating in the field of career development. The month consisted of a series of initiatives and events promoted […]
July 26, 2023
Investing in careers: What is career guidance worth?
ENGLAND: JULY 2023 Career guidance has a century long rich history and tradition of theory and practice innovation in England. The consistency of such developments over time stands in stark contrast to its value and interest to policy makers and developers which fluctuate constantly in government policies for education, training, and employment. Since 2021, the Career […]
July 3, 2023
Investing in Career Guidance – The Case for Workers
The Inter-Agency Group on Career Guidance – OECD UNESCO International Labour Organization European Training Foundation Cedefop World Bank Group – have released a new note on Investing in Career Guidance – The Case for Workers. The ongoing transformations in the labour market are creating pressure for workers to continuously upskill and reskill. #CareerGuidance can help empower workers to realise their full […]
May 2, 2023
Increasing urgency for the reskilling revolution
Companies report that skills gaps and an inability to attract talent are the key barriers to transformation, showing a clear need for training and reskilling across industries. Six in 10 workers will require training before 2027 but only half of employees are seen to have access to adequate training opportunities today. At the same time, […]
