Young people will be entitled to support from a named personal tutor,high-quality, impartial careers education and direct insights into theworld of work. The guarantee would come into effect from September 2010'subject to legislation.
The strategy also states its ambition for every young person to haveaccess to a mentor. Two national mentoring champions will help increasementoring opportunities between schools, businesses and highereducation.
Welcoming the move, Central London Connexions chief executive ChrisHeaume cautioned: "Mentoring can't be seen as a free service. It needsto be resourced, trained and supported. A lot of schemes come and gobecause the infrastructure isn't there to support it."
There is also a focus on boosting online IAG delivery, including onlinementoring, chatrooms, message boards and a webcam. This will be achievedthrough tie-ups with established social networking sites and improvingConnexions Direct.
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