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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• OECD
• OECD,

Titel

Getting Skills Right Career Guidance for Adults in Latin America

Ort / Verlag

Paris : OECD Publishing,

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Intro -- Foreword -- Executive summary -- 1 Recommendations -- Coverage and inclusiveness -- Raise awareness about formal career guidance opportunities through media campaigns and active outreach to vulnerable groups -- Provision and service delivery -- Expand public provision (including PES) and associated funding to offer affordable or free high quality career guidance services to vulnerable adults -- Quality and impact -- Strengthen general public service delivery quality standards and include a component that considers career guidance specifically -- Develop a skills profiling tool that can be used by providers, particularly when working with adults who have no formal qualifications -- Governance and funding -- Consider forming a working group with all relevant stakeholders to improve career guidance policy and provision -- Develop a system of regular reporting standards between local employment offices, national ministries and other relevant public bodies, and facilitate international exchanges of good practice -- Design financial measures to reduce the direct and indirect costs of career guidance for vulnerable adults -- 2 Why is career guidance for adults important in Latin America? -- Introduction -- Labour market context in Latin America -- Substantial underutilisation and underdevelopment of skills -- Education and skills supply in Latin America -- Skills imbalances in Latin America -- Career guidance for adults in Latin America -- References -- Notes -- 3 Coverage and inclusiveness -- Introduction -- What share of adults uses career guidance services in Latin America? -- Is adult career guidance in Latin American countries inclusive? -- Why do adults seek career guidance in Latin America? -- What are the barriers to accessing career guidance in Latin America?.
• What share of adults look online for information on employment and training options in Latin America? -- Informal means to access information about employment, education and training opportunities -- References -- Notes -- 4 Provision and service delivery -- Introduction -- Which actors deliver career guidance services to adults in Latin America? -- Overview of different providers -- Private career guidance providers -- Education and training institutions -- Employers and employer groups -- Public employment services and dedicated public career guidance services -- Trade unions -- Associations -- Which channels are used for career guidance service delivery in Latin America? -- How do adults learn about career guidance services? -- How have career guidance providers in Latin America adapted their offer in the context of the COVID-19 crisis? -- References -- Notes -- 5 Quality and impact -- Introduction -- How satisfied are adults with career guidance services in Latin American countries? -- What are the outcomes of guidance in Latin American countries? -- Policies to promote high-quality career guidance services in Latin America -- Using high-quality labour market information -- Tailoring career guidance services to adults' needs -- Standardising training and qualifications of career guidance advisors -- Certifying providers against quality standards in service delivery -- Monitoring outcomes -- References -- Note -- 6 Governance and funding -- Introduction -- How is career guidance governed in Latin America? -- Horizontal co-ordination between ministries -- Vertical co-ordination between levels of government -- Engaging stakeholders in setting career guidance policy -- What is the role of career guidance strategies in Latin America? -- How is career guidance for adults funded in Latin America? -- Adults' out-of-pocket spending.
• Government contribution to funding -- Employers' contribution to funding -- References -- Note -- Annex A. Methodology note on Survey of Career Guidance for Adults -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. Methodology note on Survey of Career Guidance for Adults.
• Career guidance for adults is a fundamental lever to help adults successfully navigate constantly evolving labour markets. As labour markets in Latin America are hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and mega trends such as globalisation and digitalisation continue to impact labour demand, support is urgently needed.
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