Lifelong Guidance 5.0 Partners Gather to Advance Work on Future-Ready Career Guidance

03/12/2025

On 28 November 2025, EARLALL – acting as Communication Manager of the Lifelong Guidance 5.0 -Upscaling Guidance Services in Europe project – joined project partners for a coordination meeting dedicated to reviewing progress and planning the next phase of work.

Lifelong Guidance 5.0 is an Erasmus+ cooperation partnership that aims to support the transformation of career guidance systems across Europe. As regions face rapid technological, demographic and environmental changes, guidance institutions and counsellors must adapt to new challenges.

During the meeting, partners reviewed the status of the project’s activities, such as mapping practices and analysing trends. The consortium welcomed the very positive evaluation received, confirming the strong quality and strategic relevance of the work carried out so far. Final documentation will be uploaded to the project’s shared platform once the evaluation process is finalised.

Upcoming Webinar Series

Partners also presented the programme for the upcoming Lifelong Guidance 5.0 Lunchtime Webinar Series. The first session will take place on 4 December 2025 and will explore “Two Megatrends in Career Counselling: Mediatization and Green Guidance”. The webinar will feature Professor Dr Dennis Mocigemba (University of the Federal Labour Market Agency, HdBA) and include space for discussion among participants.

Key Events Ahead:

• Östersund Meeting (Sweden) – 20–21 January 2026
  The event will include exchanges on innovation in guidance, on company-based counselling practices, presentations of German company pilots, and study visits to local organisations such as Lärcentrum Östersund.
• Vienna Conference – 23–24 March 2026
  Hosted by VHS Vienna, this conference will focus on “Lifelong Challenges: Transformations in Career Guidance and Counselling.” Sessions will explore digitalisation, new competence needs and corporate learning trends, and will include contributions from research institutes.
• Final Conference – Brussels, 11–12 June 2026
  The project’s concluding event will be held during EARLALL’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, where project results, training outcomes and policy messages will be presented.

EARLALL will continue supporting the project through communication and dissemination activities and by mobilising its network for upcoming webinars, conferences and exchanges. The association looks forward to continuing the collaboration and contributing to stronger, more future-ready lifelong guidance systems across Europe.