CEDEFOP, INVENTORY OF LIFELONG GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES – ROMANIA. CareersNet national records, 2020

Book review

Individual and social commitments of youth on their way to adulthood demonstrated in innovative projects

Having addressed the topic of the preparation of youth to adulthood the author refers to Malcom Knowles concept in which he pointed out several aspects of this process. The author also refers to main components of the European lifelong guidance policy. References to the European guidelines with respect to youthwork lays the background for the review of threes projects. Main assumptions of each project and an outline of their implementation have been laid out in the article. The author puts major attention on the review of achievements of youth on their way to adulthood. They have been illustrated with reflections of the participants who reported on their benefits and transformations which young people experienced.

Career Calling: Lights and Shadows

In this moment the policies on lifelong guidance, recognition of learning and skills certification seem more working on who should do what and not on how make. It would be desirable to create links between the various providers of training, education and business, allowing for a reframing of orientation processes and of identification and certification of skills. All these practices can reduce distances for those who are likely to remain at the margins of education, training and work (Neet and over fifty)