The government's long-awaited information, advice and guidance (IAG) strategy promised careers lessons for primary school children, online advice services, improved work experience and widespread personal tutoring and mentoring.
The strategy, Quality, Choice and Aspiration, is clear that services need to get better - and fast. Connexions has just 18 months to prove its worth, or face review.
But Pauline Tait, policy manager at the Institute of Career Guidance, says workers will take the changes in their stride. She believes the focus on IAG will drive improvements.
"Careers guidance is now very high up the political agenda, which it didn't used to be," she says.
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