Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities

Schools and further education colleges in England are required to provide impartial careers guidance to their students. The quality of this advice has come in for frequent criticism, and the Coalition Government made several reforms, including the establishment of the National Careers Service and the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) aimed at improving the quality and range of careers advice on offer. Higher education institutions are not required to provide careers advice, but nonetheless this service is offered across institutions.

This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.

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