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"(...) Effective career guidance helps individuals to reach their potential, economies to become more efficient and
societies to become fairer. It is critical to the smooth transitions of people as they make choices
about education and training and to mobility within the labour market. In December 2019, six international
organisations came together to publish a first booklet on the importance of investing in career guidance. The joint
effort reflected the fact that the need for guidance had increased sharply with people staying in education and
training longer and pressure growing on people to upskill and reskill. Today’s labour market is still more turbulent.
Covid-19 has deeply disrupted demand for workers and accelerated patterns of automation and digital
transformation that are radically changing the character of work and increasing risks of joblessness and precarious
employment. What’s more, globalisation, demographic trends and growing efforts to create greener economies are
changing the character of demand for skills in labour markets around the world. Career guidance has an essential
part to play in recovery plans and in helping people of all ages and backgrounds to navigate such disruption.
Evidence reviews give policy makers confidence that investment in guidance can be expected to provide positive
economic, educational and social returns to both individuals and society. (...)"