The Skills Commission expresses concern over the absence of a ring-fenced budget for Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) services after they transfer to local authority control early next year.

The concern is voiced in the Interim Findings of the Skills Commission’s six month inquiry into Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) services in England. The Interim Findings make a number of recommendations for future IAG policy.

Gordon Marsden MP, who sits on the Skills Commission, comments: “IAG policy in England has reached a critical stage. Devolution of responsibility for young people’s IAG to local authorities will have a dramatic effect on future provision. With the introduction of Diplomas, we now more than ever need to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to help young people make decisions about their education and their future.”

The Skills Commission welcomes the Government’s plans to introduce an advancement and careers service for adults, but stress that the service will only be successful if it makes extensive use of modern technology.

Professor Mike Thorne, vice chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University and chair of the Inquiry, comments: “The Government’s announcement that it will introduce an adult advancement and careers service represents a terrific opportunity. If the Government is serious about making the new service available to all, it needs to make use of the internet. Social networking sites can create a forum so that those seeking careers advice can be put directly in touch with people who have experience of different careers.”

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