A report, published last week by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, describes England's careers education as patchy, with half of all schools claiming they do not have the time to include it in their schedule.
About two-thirds of school staff do not fully understand the role of Connexions personal advisers, and nearly half are unsure how to identify and refer pupils who need specialist help.
Conservative MP Edward Leigh, chairman of the committee, said the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and Connexions need to provide more careers education training to school staff.
Carolyn Caldwell, executive director of the National Association of Connexions Partnerships, acknowledged that the focus on reducing the number of young people not in education or employment sometimes came at the expense of universal provision.
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