Quality standards
New Quality Standards for the provision of information, advice and guidance (IAG) to young people were launched on 31 October 2007. They set out the DCSF's expectations of the IAG services that local authorities will commission and manage after they assume responsibility for these services in April 2008.
The Standards are also for use by providers of IAG such as Connexions services, learning providers, voluntary and community-service organisations, and others.
Good Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) helps young people make the right learning and career choices, and enables them to find answers to the questions and issues which can arise in their personal lives.
LAs must have regard to the following in delivering
Connexions:
All provision overseen by the 14-19 Partnership and in wider local
authority services should meet the Quality Standards for Young People's Information, Advice
and Guidance (October 2007). These standards, developed through extensive
involvement of practitioners, have been widely endorsed.
This page was last updated on 29 August 2008
