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Cedefop web-based tools for guidance and labour
market information

One of the European Union’s main goals is to in- usage of labour market information (LMI) and infor-
crease the mobility of people between its Member mation technologies (ICT) in career development
States, be it for labour or education reasons. There- services across Europe. Several guidance services
fore, sector and profession-specific information on and practices in Europe have been thoroughly an-
the labour markets of different countries needs to alysed and the most significant findings have been
be available online in a format that is easy to un- documented.
derstand and serves guidance professionals work-
ing with people who are contemplating moving to a The Cedefop web-based tools for guidance consist
different country. The essential factor that enables of three types of resources:
guidance professionals to succeed in their work, en- • a toolkit on LMI usage
abling their customers to make reasonable decisions • a handbook for transferability of practices
on their learning and career path, is for clear and • training modules on how to use LMI and ICT in
comprehensive information to be easily available.
guidance
To address this demand, Cedefop (the European These resources are easily accessible on Cedefop’s
Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) website at http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-
has created online resources for guidance on the la- and-press/news/cedefop-launches-online-resourc-
bour market. These resources focus on the effective es-guidance