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Section 3: EU Policy Developments

3.6.3 Involvement of ELGPN Concerning the Employment Guidelines, ELGPN
proposed in 2010 that lifelong guidance should be
ELGPN has commissioned a concept paper on flexi- explicitly integrated as a guideline in its own right.
curity which provides definitions of the concept, Since this is not currently the case, ELGPN might sug-
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explains its attractiveness and identifies some of the gest that, in the methodological recommendations
issues it raises, including suspicions of the emphasis that the Commission addresses to the member-states
on employability security rather than employment when launching the NRPs process, lifelong guidance
security. The paper provides, in particular, an analysis activities might be focused within guideline 7 in
of the implications of flexicurity for career guidance. particular.
ELGPN has also produced a concept paper on Concerning flexicurity policies, other ‘comple-
youth unemployment and lifelong guidance . The ments’ might be added to the existing ones. In par-
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paper examines the trends in youth unemploy- ticular, it would be relevant to add lifelong guidance
ment, current policies and practices within the EU in and more precisely CMS development and tailored
response to it, and how lifelong guidance can make access to counselling:
a positive contribution to new and emerging govern-
ment delivery plans within and across member-states. • Role of CMS and portfolios in flexicurity.
Two meetings between ELGPN and DG EMPL rep- • Role of information, advice and guidance for
resentatives took place in Brussels in October and lifelong learning, as part of the contractual
November 2011. Potential areas of co-operation were obligations of flexicurity in securing pathways.
discussed. • CMS development for adults in the workplace
for career planning through self-exploration as
3.6.4 Next steps well as exploration of work activities and train-
ing: the role of training providers, the training
Further work should examine the added value of of staff, and the roles of employers and of trade
lifelong guidance in employment strategies, particu- unions.
larly in flexicurity policies and for combating youth Policy
unemployment.

11 Sultana, R. (2011). Flexicurity: Implications for Lifelong Career Guidance.
Concept Note commissioned by ELGPN.
12 Hughes, D. & Borbély-Pecze, T.B. (2012). Youth Unemployment: a Crisis
in Our Midst – the Role of Lifelong Guidance Policies in Addressing
Labour Supply and Demand. Concept Note commissioned by ELGPN.

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