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CONCLUSIONS
Ageing Europe at work –

Guidance to support longer

careers of ageing workers

Mika Launikari, Christian Lettmayr, Jasper van Loo

Population ageing is one of the most profound trends in Europe but is also
apparent in other continents. It offers serious challenges to todayʼs economies
and societies. This publication makes the case for guidance and counselling
as a core concept to support ageing people in learning, career development
and employability. Based on a structural analysis of the most important results
and insights, this chapter presents and discusses in conclusion three
principles which will be crucial for guidance and counselling for ageing people
in Europe in the future. Results illustrate that, despite encouraging signs of
progress, further actions are necessary to increase effectiveness and
coverage of guidance and counselling as a core tool to deal with population
ageing.

Introduction

The preceding chapters have highlighted the importance and potential of
guidance and counselling in supporting longer and more satisfying careers in
ageing societies in Europe. The first part of the publication reviews the factors
contributing to active ageing from various angles, while the second part
examines contemporary approaches to guidance and counselling. The third
part gives several good examples of successful measures and practices
launched in EU Member States.
The analysis and results presented indicate encouraging signs of progress.
Successful integration of older workers in national labour markets calls for
more comprehensive cross-sectoral policies and strategies and for
harmonised all-age legislative frameworks across Member States. Guidance
and counselling for ageing people is a key element to address trends of
ageing, changing work and emerging skill needs which are closely related.