Qualify Policy Recommendations _final

Low skilled adults and unemployment The unemployment rate provides an indication of the extent to which there are more people looking for work than there are jobs available. The unemployment rate is considered a key indicator, as it intends to signpost the overall health of the labour market. In general, people with higher levels of educational attainment are less likely to be unemployed compared to low skilled adults: Source: Skills Panorama Cedefop Career Guidance Low skilled and low qualified adults often need to develop their skills further to find longer-term and more stable forms of employment. Career guidance can play an important role in helping them articulate soft and hard skills and knowledge, which they may wish to develop. In other cases, career guidance may help unemployed adults to reflect upon their existing skills and in addition support them in developing their adaptability or employability. In addition, career guidance can support low skilled adults to become more reflective on how they view opportunities. This develops a sense of direction or helps individuals to become more proactive in their own career development. Overall, career guidance can help low skilled workers consider the most effective ways they can deploy and develop their skills, knowledge and understanding through a range of employment, education and training contexts. Career guidance can help breaking the cycle by changing mindsets and supporting positive mindsets in ways that can lead to improvement. Individuals will be more effective learners through their own learning strategies, which include self-regulated learning, time-management and goal setting, etc. The initial research conducted by all partners in the framework of QUALIFY identified the current career guidance support service available for low skilled adults, with the following outcomes. 8 qualifyproject.eu