Lifelong guidance serves as a linking mechanism across the whole of life, supporting individuals not only during their youth in education but also throughout adulthood in the labour market. Citizens face career-related choices throughout their (educational) lives. With a well-functioning system in which lifelong guidance is embedded, any citizen can access high-quality career guidance at any moment.

In this exploration, Euroguidance Netherlands highlights how other European countries shape their vision, how they implement it in practice, and how a coherent approach to career guidance and orientation can offer opportunities for Dutch policy initiatives.