Cross-government Review of Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) Services for Adults in England

The OECD review of career guidance and public policy emphasised the benefits to be gained from effective careers guidance at an individual, organisational and societal level, not least through the achievement of greater efficiencies in human resource allocation.

The 2005 Skills Strategy clearly articulated the major challenge for the UK in ensuring its workforce is equipped with the skills needed to compete in a global marketplace. This White Paper (Part One) recognised the problems that many people experience in making sense of and piecing together various parts of the learning and work jigsaw. It set out a vision for information and advice as part of a much wider goal to help people make the most of their lives, and achieve their ambitions for themselves, their families and their communities.