Information, advice and guidance
Information, advice and guidance aims to enable young people to make decisions about their future and to progress successfully through learning and into work. Supporting young people through decisions and transitions is a central part of working with learners in the 14-19 age range.
How can 14-19 Workforce Support help?
14-19 Workforce Support offers access to IAG resources, an online IAG community and a team of IAG experts delivering face-to-face, email and phone support to 14-19 consortia and the wider workforce.
IAG resources and useful websites
Resources available include IAG modules from My Development, Emerging Practice films, and the IAG frameworks (currently being updated).
Coming soon: Careers exploration resources relevant to lines of learning
Online IAG community
Our online IAG community offers you a forum for open discussions, question and answer facilities, access to shared resources and examples of best practice.
Visit IAG communityFace-to-face support
14-19 Workforce Support offers face-to-face support for effective IAG in two ways:
Effective IAG - raising awareness
Information on impartial IAG, supporting progression and learner decision making, using LMI (labour market information) and sources of IAG support can all be included in training modules offered through Diploma support such as Inside the Diploma, line of learning networks and other relevant events organized through 14-19 Workforce Support with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of IAG.
Effective IAG - meeting your needs
IAG leads, local authority and consortium staff who are responsible for IAG provision in their consortia/consortium can access support from their regional SSAT IAG Champion according to local need.
IAG team
Details of the IAG support team
IAG audits
SSAT and igen work together in partnership to promote good practice through the delivery of IAG audits and the provision of post audit support. Audits are carried out on behalf of DCSF by igen, an independent agency working to help consortia meet the requirements of the IAG quality standards and SSAT IAG Champions provide post-audit support.
To get more information and register for a free audit, visit the igen website.
Useful CEIAG websites
