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Education, working life, and lifelong guidance

The research area Education, working life and lifelong guidance explores the connections and intersections between education, working life, lifelong learning, and lifelong guidance as well as their significance for the development of individuals and society.

Key research topics include, for instance, skills and competencies of both the young and the  adults as well as their skills needs, vocational education and training, co-operation between education and working life, professional and educational transitions, lifelong guidance, learning in workplaces, accreditation of prior experiential learning, the development of pedagogy for the interface of working life and education, and social inclusion.

The research area also examines the economic and societal impact of education. The goal is to produce data and information to support the flexible alignment of education and working life, as well as to assist in the development of guidance services which enhance individuals' opportunities to succeed in a rapidly changing society and labor market.

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Research projects

Enhancing Research on the Integration of Formal Educational Programmes and Workplace Learning (FEWL) -project

The purpose of the FEWL project is scientific research on the integration of education and workplace learning.

Experiences of Nordic doctoral students and early career researchers focusing on VET research

The EXPERTVET project investigates the experiences of doctoral students and early career researchers who are undertaking their doctoral studies in the field of vocational education and training (VET).

Guidance research

Publications and presentations

National Competency Framework for Career Professionals

This project identified the competences required for delivering guidance services in a variety of contexts.

Quantitative availability and adequacy of guidance and counselling in general upper secondary education and vocational upper secondary education and training

The report examines the availability, adequacy, and resourcing of guidance in general upper secondary education and vocational education and training in Finland.

Report on career management skills

How are lifelong career management skills strengthened?

Skills2Capabilities

The Skills2Capability project is about understanding how skill systems across Europe need to develop if they are to assist people in labour market transitions. The study addresses capabilities from both the demand and the supply side.

SkillsPULSE

The SkillsPULSE project aims to provide a means of identifying, predicting and locating current and emerging skills shortages and gaps in Europe.

The overall evaluation of education and training in career guidance

This evaluation examined the current state of both the Finnish and Swedish-language education and training provision in guidance in Finland in terms of the structures and content of education.

WISDOM in Practice (WiP)

Wisdom in Practice, funded by the Research Council of Finland, investigates how professionals face wicked problems and develop pedagogy in higher education