Research by the children’s charity found that the abolition of Connexions, the move of the duty to provide careers advice from councils to schools, and the introduction of the National Careers Service had left young people with “wholly inadequate” careers guidance.
The study interviewed 29 15- to 25-year-olds who were vulnerable to ending up not in employment, education or training about the careers advice on offer to them.
It found none of the young people were aware of the online and telephone guidance available from the National Careers Service. The cost of calling the helpline from a mobile phone was cited as a barrier to young people from poor backgrounds using the service.
Many of the young people reported a lack of face-to-face advice from schools and that they did not trust their school to give them impartial careers guidance.
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