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16 Working and ageing Guidance and counselling for mature learners most appropriate to their needs. This will require ― and will only be feasible through ― more intensive use (and development) of the possibilities offered today by modern information and communications technology. This could enable guidance services successfully to reach older workers and other groups. Increasing involvement of service users (in this case older workers) in designing and developing guidance provision is crucial to create more effective systems and to identify and meet requirements of diverse users (Cedefop, 2011). 1.4. Career management in changing labour markets In the current labour-market situation, still affected by the economic crisis, public employment services in Europe are confronted with several urgent short-term challenges and the need to adapt to long-term strategic objectives. Continuing high unemployment rates, and youth unemployment rates more specifically, demand immediate actions, which ideally should be compatible with developments guided by the long-term strategic objectives defined in the Europe 2020 strategy (European Commission, 2010b), the Agenda for new skills and jobs flagship initiative, and the European employment strategy, which calls for expanding investment in workersʼ skills for creating more and better jobs throughout the EU (European Commission, 2010c). Public employment services are crucial actors if we want successfully to apply and develop skill needs forecasts. This will also require close cooperation between employers, trade unions and educational institutions across Europe to serve better the labour market (Cedefop, 2011; Council of the European Union, 2009b). Public employment services could assume a dynamic role as labour-market change agents with priorities such as increased labour-market transparency and new support processes (including career management services) especially in relation to vulnerable groups. Public employment services can act as contributors, users and interpreters of labour-market information, provide job-and-career-related services through various (also electronic) channels (online, telephone and face-to-face services) as well as address special cases, for example, redundancy and outplacement (European Commission, 2009; Cedefop, 2010b). However, several gaps in labour-market information and guidance service provision have been identified (OECD, 2010). Relevant information is not always available or readily comprehensible for all those that could benefit from it.
To improve quality and transparency of job vacancy information and matching supply and demand for skills and competences on EU labour markets, a standard multilingual dictionary of occupations and skills will be developed (European Commission, 2008). This European skills, competences and occupations taxonomy (ESCO), a joint policy initiative ( 4 ) that will be carried out in cooperation between the European Commission and Member States, aims to support skills development and employability. It still remains somewhat open to what degree guidance will be an integral element in ESCO. ESCO has great potential to bring benefits to both job-seekers and employers, especially when guidance takes a prominent place in the initiative. Member States have been working towards creating an infrastructure that eases citizensʼ lifelong acquisition, application and further development of career management skills by providing them with better opportunities for systematic career development. In the coming years, the focus will be on operationalisation of career management skills so that citizens will be empowered to formulate and put into practice personal action plans for further learning, career management and other life goals (Cedefop, 2011). Initiatives and actions also support employers to use better the talents and skills of their staff and engage more actively ageing workers in career planning at work (including occupational recycling, job-redesign, new function identification, flexible working schedules and cooperation in age-mixed and/or intergenerational teams). 1.5. Overview of this publication CHAPTER 1 Setting the scene: promoting an inclusive labour market for ageing workers 17 This publication highlights the importance of guidance in an ageing workforce. It contains three parts. The first, Supporting active ageing: aligning new labourmarket needs with individual aspirations, considers factors that impact on the success of active ageing by looking at it from various perspectives. In Chapter 2, Annemieke van Beek, Wilma Henderikse and Joop Schippers examine to what extent European employers in several countries support longer working lives and what specific measures and instruments they use. From the viewpoint of transitional labour markets, Dick Moraal considers the ( 4 ) ESCO is aimed at institutions and stakeholders in the labour-market and education sectors. It will be progressively developed over the coming years to include as many occupations as possible. To ensure that ESCO meets the needs of its users and interested parties (including employment services, social partners, companies, education and training institutions or developers of job search web tools), they are invited to take part in its development.
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