Information Advice and Guidance
From April 2008 local authorities will assume overall responsibility for the quality of young people’s IAG. From this date, new standards of quality and impartiality apply. The standards will help local authorities to secure high quality IAG provision for young people in their area as part of an integrated youth support service.A User Guide is available from CEG NET the DCSF support programme, which includes:
- Briefing notes to help the different potential users of the standards (local authorities, schools, further education colleges, work based learning providers, Connexions services, Voluntary and Community organisations etc.) to apply the standards to their organisations;
- More detail about the evidence indicators for each standards;
- An audit form that helps commissioners and deliverers of IAG to assess their current provision against the standards;
A young people version is available below.