ILO, the World Bank and lifelong guidance
Although not in the same scale as the EU and the OECD, organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank have also focused on lifelong guidance in recent years.
ILO
In June 2004, the International Labour Organisation adopted the ILO recommendation R195 - the so-called ”Human Resources Development Recommendation”. The new recommendation emphasises that educational and vocational guidance is a key factor in the promotion of lifelong learning.
The World Bank
In continuation of the OECD survey of guidance policies and practices, the World Bank initiated a similar survey in 7 so-called ”developing and transition economies”: Chile, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Turkey. In 2004, the World Bank published the results of the survey in the report "Public Policies for Career Development. Case Studies and Emerging Issues for Designing Career Information and Guidance Systems in Developing and Transition Economies".
- Download the World Bank report (pdf, 48 pages).
