A manifesto published by the Career Development Institute (CDI) calls for the Education Act 2011 to be partially repealed, as this removed careers education from the school curriculum and instead placed a duty on schools only to provide careers guidance.
It also wants the duty to be extended from age 11 to 18, as previously the duty only applied to students from 11 to 16.
Concerns about the availability and quality of careers advice have been consistently raised in recent years.
Last July, members of the sub-committee on education, skills and the economy published research suggesting too many people were leaving school without the ability to properly consider job, training and further education options.
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