The Thematic Report draws on the PES' responses to a survey, collected between May and July 2024 with a total of 31 PES from EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The questionnaire collected thematic information with the aim to capture PES' (planned) involvement in ILAs, as well...

Growing recognition of neurodivergence amongst individuals poses challenges for career counselors and human resource practitioners when advising, guiding, and supporting the careers of this diverse group. Despite the potential for neurodivergent individuals to contribute to organizations, career...

We implement a randomized controlled trial to investigate whether students in lower-secondary school more effectively acquire information about potential career paths if this information is preceded by a task that allows students to explore their own interests and the career information is...

We use a randomized experiment to evaluate the impact of providing richer information about prospective jobs to vocational trainees on their employment outcomes. The setting of the study is the vocational training program DDU-GKY in India. We find that including in the training two information...

This report is the third volume of a Cedefop study on developing EU standards for monitoring and evaluating lifelong guidance systems and services, expanding the evidence base on outcomes and impacts of career development support. It aims at generating better understanding of the costs of...

Students in low-income contexts often lack guidance in their career decisions which can lead to a misallocation of educational investments. We report on a randomized field experiment conducted with 1715 students in rural Cambodia and show that a half-day workshop designed to support adolescents...

Students are often found confused or uninformed about their career path, even after completing their education. The degrees they hold are not enough to equip them with the vision of what they need to do in their careers ahead. Career counselling, when administered at the right time, can help...