Council Resolution on better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies

The Council has adopted the Resolution on better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies.

Four priorities areas have been identified:

1. Encourage the lifelong acquisition of career management skills;
2. Facilitate access by all citizens to guidance services;
3. Develop quality assurance in guidance provision;
4. Encourage coordination and cooperation among the various national, regional and local stakeholders. 

In particular:.

• to strengthen European cooperation on lifelong guidance provision,  through the ELGPN, with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme, and in liaison with Cedefop.
• Developing tools for the forward-planning of jobs and skills, building on both national resources and on the Union's common resources, in particular Cedefop

Reference: 2905th Education, Youth and Culture Council meeting, Brussels, 21 November 2008