WEBINAR NUMBER 24: LIFELONG CAREER DEVELOPMENT: A SWISS PERSPECTIVE

DATE: 19^th January 2024 from 14.00 – 15.00 (GMT, London)

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Introduction
In Switzerland, as in most Western countries, career development has taken on a lifelong dimension, leading to the diversification of career guidance and counselling practices to meet people’s needs throughout their “active” life. Beyond the need for the practitioners to renew their paradigms and methods, such a shift also implies efforts and adjustment from both individuals – to manage multiple vocational tasks and transitions – and public institutions – to support people facing such challenges. In this webinar, we will introduce the specifics of lifelong career development in the Swiss context, outlining the challenges for the school system to help pupils prepare for the school-to-work transition and beyond, and for adult workers to manage involuntary and unexpected career change. These challenges will be illustrated through ongoing studies and their implications for career interventions.

Learning outcomes

Participants will gain an understanding of (1) how the principles of lifelong career development unfold in a specific national context, (2) how research can help capture the complexity of contemporary career challenges, and (3) how individual and institutional efforts and strategies may help tackle such challenges. 

Host – Deirdre Hughes, director dmh associates and CareerChat (UK).  Deirdre is an associate professor at the University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research (IER), England.

A special tribute will be made in recognition of Professor Ronald Sultana’s legacy and contributions to international career development policies, research, and practice.

Jonas Masdonati is an associate professor of vocational psychology at the University of Lausanne. He is director of the Research Centre for Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling (CePCO) and president of the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC). He is associate editor of the journal L’Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle and consulting editor of the Journal of Career Assessment. His teaching and research activities focus on career transitions, decent and dignified work, meaning in work, occupational identity, and vocational education and training.

Koorosh Massoudi is an associate professor of lifelong career development at the University of Lausanne. He is director of the Master’s teaching program in career counselling and vocational psychology, and a senior researcher in the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research (LIVES). His activities focus on the study of the challenges of contemporary careers and their impact on workers’ health and employability. Moreover, he collaborates with public institutions and private organizations, aiming at the dissemination and implementation of scientific knowledge at the workplace.

A special tribute will be made in recognition of Professor Ronald Sultana’s legacy and contributions to international career development policies, research, and practice.