Maximizing Careers Guidance & Development is a global digital initiative that I was fortunate to initiate for the careers sector profession in the covid pandemic in October, 2020. I took inspiration from the IAEVG conference being held in Riga, Lativa on Maximizing Career Guidance & Development held in October, 2021.
The first Global Careers Month is being launched in November. Organized jointly by the Inter-Agency Career Guidance Working Group, the initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the importance of career guidance in helping individuals access decent work, careers, and the support they need to plan and develop their careers. The event runs from 8 November to 13 December.
Career guidance is more important than ever in today’s world. Labour markets disrupted by changing work organization, digitalization, the greening of economies and the COVID-19 pandemic are facing new and unique challenges for career-related decision-making by both young people and adults. Growing evidence shows that effective guidance can help individuals better navigate labour markets, but too few people have access to it.
Against this backdrop, the Inter-Agency Career Guidance Working Group (IAG CGWG), composed of Cedefop, the European Commission, European Training Foundation, the ILO, OECD, UNESCO and the World Bank are organizing a Global Careers Month. During this period, the international agencies, will promote a series of global and regional events, in partnership with national and regional associations operating around career development for both young people and adults.
During the global career month, I will be sharing valuable perspectives on careers from leading careers influencers from around the globe to raise awareness on the significance of career guidance and career development.
Pleased to share the much awaited 18th Conversation with seasoned career professional, Dr. Andreea Szilagyi- Social Innovator, Educator, Career Counselor, Leadership Coach, based in Romania. Lets keep the career conversations flowing.
As Anthony Mann from the OECD says ‘Never before in human history has career guidance been so important’. These inspirational words provide us with real hope and remind us that as professionals we have a collective responsibility to serve and inspire the diverse communities that we live in.
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