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Introduction: ESF Network Career & AGE (Age, Generation, Experience)

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This chapter outlines the objectives and scope of this book and introduces the Career and AGE (Age, Generation, Experience) learning network set up by the European Social Fund. It starts with highlighting the challenges of making careers more sustainable

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De Vos, A., Dujardin, JM., Gielens, T., Meyers, C. (2016). Introduction: ESF Network Career & AGE (Age, Generation, Experience). In: Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47741-1_1

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