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Message from City & Guilds Centre for Skills DevelopmentThe City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development is delighted to support the IAEG-Jiva 2010Conference on careers advice and guidance. As the world faces the toughest economic conditions ithas seen for generations, the question of how to provide fit for purpose careers advice and guidancefor all segments of society seems ever more pressing.In developed countries, there is an increasing appreciation amongst policy makers, practitioners andresearchers of the role that good careers advice and guidance provision can play in tackling a host ofissues - from helping young people and adults into the labour market to tackling skills shortages.In developing countries greater consideration is being given to the role of careers advice and guidancein poverty reduction and economic growth strategies with an emphasis on the need to improve theconnection between skills availability and the quality of the skills to the labour market. Understandingboth the needs of young people and how to improve access to good careers guidance provision iscritical part of this process.The City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development has a key interest in all of these issues and so wewarmly welcome the aim of bringing together people from around the world to share best practiceconsider both universal and specific principles for guidance and counselling that are socially andeconomically relevant to the contemporary situation.We look forward to taking part in the conference and to seeing you there.Heidi AgbenyoSenior Manager – Stakeholder CommunicationsCity & Guilds Centre for Skills Development, UK.Sponsor: Jiva Conference.6IAEVG-Jiva Conference, India, 2010