Abstract

Many individuals experience a number of career transitions. This is a result of the interplay of labor market structure and individual choice such that many individuals are increasingly changing jobs more often during their working lives. Knowledge and understanding of these transitions provide powerful insights into the ways in which learning and guidance can be used to support individual progression and development across the life-course. Key findings are presented from a 2-year research study into forms of individual career progression, which focused on the work-related learning and career development of mid-career, mainly skilled workers in 10 European countries. With emphasis on how careers are changing, this research explored the different paths taken to develop the knowledge and skills used in employment, how and why participants gained qualifications, why they changed jobs, and why they stayed in the same career. The study involved a comprehensive literature review coupled with an online survey of 1,157 participants in the 10 countries, and some follow-up interviews.

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