What Kinds of Career Guidance do Young People Want in Europe and Central Asia?

Today’s labour markets are turbulent and undergoing historic disruptions. In the face of accelerated automation, green and digital transformations, globalisation, fluctuating demographics, and recovering post-COVID-19 economies, the character of work is changing. For many this change brings about increased risks of joblessness, uncertainty, and precarious employment, young people being particularly affected by the current instability.

Transitioning from school to work is therefore an ever more critical juncture that has consequences for the future employment, well-being, and social connectedness of the younger generation. However, rapid changes in the demand side of the labour market make decision-making about education, training, and work all the more difficult.

Against this backdrop, career guidance provides an opportunity for individuals, economies, and societies to build their resilience and better adapt to these challenging times. It plays an essential part in helping economies to recover and supporting people of all ages to navigate disruptions.

For young people in particular, career guidance helps to build their capacity to make important choices about their education and career paths throughout their lives so that they may be able to visualise and plan their futures.

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