The Inter-Agency Career Guidance Working Group (IAG CGWG), composed by Cedefop, the European Commission, ETF, ILO, OECD, UNESCO and World Bank will organise a second Global Careers Month during November 2025. During this period, the international agencies will encourage global, regional, national events, in collaboration with the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG), the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) and WorldSkills.
The objectives of Global Careers Month 2025 are to:
- Raise awareness about the role and importance of effective career guidance to enable access to decent work and careers and support equitable and sustainable social and economic development;
- Identify shared challenges to the development of career guidance systems as well specificities linked to local contexts;
- Showcase high quality innovative solutions for successful career guidance and to promote career development support in diverse contexts and for learners at different stages in their educational and career pathways;
The opening and closing global webinars will be organised by the IAG CGWG in consultation with IAEVG, ICCDPP and WorldSkills:
- Opening webinar: 5th November, 14:00-15:00h (Central European Time) Meeting Registration - Zoom
- Closing webinar: 26th November, 14:00-15:00h (Central European Time)
Register your own event here
The organisations and entities acting as Regional focal points in the organisation of the Global Careers Month include:
- Arab Career Development Association
- Asian Regional Association for Career Development (ARACD)
- Canadian Career Development Foundation (ccdf)
- Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA)
- East Africa Career Development Association (EACDA)
- Euroguidance Network
- Fundación OCIDES
- South African Career Development Association (SACDA)
- The National Youth Policy Institute (Republic of Korea)
An initiative of the InterAGency Working Group on Career guidance:
Organised in cooperation with:
