What's new in guidance practice, research and policy?

• The Skills Commission has published a report, Inspiration and Aspiration: Realising our Potential in the 21st Century (2008), which calls for fundamental changes to careers guidance.
• Recent announcements concerning the development of a new adult careers service include a speech to Parliament by John Denham on Welfare and Skills, 26 November 2007 and the publication of Opportunity, Employment and Progression: making skills work DWP/DUIS nov 2007
• Interested in developments in new qualifications (e.g. new 14 - 19 Diplomas): visit our linked site on Qualifications Developments.
• Publication of the New Quality Standards for IAG access them from the IAG section of the Every Child Matters website July 2007
• Publication of World Class Skills:Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England by newly created Department for Innovation Universities and Skills July 2007, follows on from the Leitch review - 'Skills in the UK: the Long Term Challenge' - which recommends a new universal adult careers service.