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Socially responsible restructuring
Effective strategies for supporting redundant workers

Acknowledgements

This report is a team effort and reflects the contributions of all those working on
the project. Special mention is due to Dr Rocío Lardinois de la Torre, Cedefop
project manager, who was responsible for initiating and supervising the study.
Particular mention should be made of Dr David Parsons (HOST Policy
Research) who drafted this report and undertook the research and analysis on
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which it is based ( ) together with his research team, Mr Simon Bysshe and Mr
Kenneth Walsh.
Cedefop also wishes to thank Helene Giernalczyk, Robert Gampfer, Luisa
Stock (Economix), Luc Tholoniat, Pia Dybvik Staalesen (Econ Pöyry), Martin
Kalis (BICEPS) and Robert Kicina for the field research on which the case study
analysis is based.
Special thanks are due to Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop project manager, for his
valuable comments and remarks throughout the study implementation.
Finally, thanks are due to Mrs Yvonne Noutsia for her technical support in
preparing this publication.
This publication provides valuable input to the policy debate on how to
increase access to adult learning and career guidance. Further, with this analysis
Cedefop brings a scientific contribution to the implementation of the Action plan
on adult learning. It is always a good time to learn (European Commission, 2007)
and the Career guidance resolution on better integrating lifelong guidance into
lifelong learning strategies (Council of the EU, 2008). Cedefop wishes to open
new lines of reflection, research and action on the contributions of Career
guidance and continuing training to socially responsible restructuring.

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( ) The work was carried out under Cedefop’s service contract No 2008-
0174/AO/ECVL/RLA/Guidance-restructuring/08/08.

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