Responsibility for all local IAG, including
Connexions, is a local authority responsibility. This means
that all local authorities can now plan, commission and mange IAG
services to align with and complement the work of other
professionals and organisations working with young people within
integrated youth support services.
IAG help young people make informed decisions
about education, employment and training opportunities, and about
lifestyle issues which may have an impact on these choices.
The 14-19 Diploma Gateway includes the collaborative delivery of
high quality IAG as one of its key assessment criteria.
Responsibility for Connexions and the
commissioning and managing of IAG services passed to local
authorities in April 2008. Under the new arrangements,
Children’s Trusts, schools and colleges will work in partnership to
commission IAG services and plan and implement arrangements in a
way that supports delivery of the 14-19 entitlement.
Did you know that the minimum age at which
young people leave education or training is rising to 17 years in
2013 and 18 years in 2015? Have you heard about Diplomas, the
new qualification that has been launched? Have you heard
about expanded opportunities for Apprenticeships?
These are just some of the elements of the
14-19 Reform Agenda, which will dramatically change the way young
people access learning, training and information, advice and
guidance. Recently, Peterborough’s Children’s Trust approved
the 14-19 Education Plan, which sets out how we will deliver these
major changes locally.
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