Career development support at the heart of lifelong learning systems
Career development support at the heart of lifelong learning systems
English
ILO
The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org
Other sources
Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
Lifelong learning
There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.
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- Global developments increase the need of individuals to deal with more frequent and complex transitions in education, work and employment modalities, as well as into and from unemployment. This holds true for all diverse groups of young people and adults, who need to develop readiness to engage in lifelong learning (LLL) and the necessary skills and knowledge to manage their careers. This requires career development support to undergo a paradigm shift, moving from only helping individuals making educational choices in specific moments, towards empowering individuals to construct their careers along their life course.
- Yet building effective career management and support systems requires the broad participation of all relevant stakeholders in data and information collection and in the validation of system review results that provide the basis for developing a joint understanding of the existing system among multiple stakeholders and an entry point for reflection on a joint vision for system development. This is required as career development support cuts across many policy areas and is the responsibility of many different stakeholders, from education and training, to employment, health and social policy.
Key topics covered in the event include
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- The role of career development support in LLL systems
- The importance of context sensitive approaches to national career development support systems
- Lessons learned from national reform experiences with system building
- The role of donors and social partners in supporting system enhancement
- Lessons learned from national system reviews
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After participation in the event participants will
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- Better understand how career development support is at the heart of building LLL systems
- Be aware about the role of career development support in national reforms and initiatives in employment, training, education, social inclusion, youth, amongst other policy areas
- Be informed about the new ETF-ILO paper and its relevance for their networks
- The added value of integrating career development support into donor support programmes
- Understand the value of the new IAG leaflet as an information and advocacy tool for career guidance
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- The working language for this online event will be English with simultaneous interpretation into Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish.
To attend the webinar, registration is required:
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