Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Accepted
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Bring existing CEIAG delivery bodies under a single strategic umbrella, ensuring full alignment.
Recommendation
The Department should follow the recommendation set by Professor Sir John Holman to bring the existing delivery bodies under a single strategic umbrella function, sharing a common strategic framework and coordinating local services. We ask the Minister to update us on his planned reforms in this area and provide us with a timeline for implementing them. We recommend that these should go further than simply bringing together websites: the Department should take an in-depth look at the governance and functions of the different bodies to ensure that their work is fully aligned and that any areas of overlap are addressed, coordinating with other Government Departments such as the Department for Work and Pensions.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, committing to developing a single, unified all-age careers system, starting with a new digital platform by autumn 2023. Further details and a timeline for reforms will be published in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers in 2024.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government accepts this recommendation. As set out in response to Recommendation 7, we are committed to developing a single, unified all-age careers system that builds on the best of existing practice and our understanding of what works through current support mechanisms such as The Careers & Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service. We have listened to the Committee, Professor Sir John Holman and other stakeholders and agree that the current system is fragmented. The first step on this journey is a new digital platform, announced by the Prime Minister in July, that will bring everything from T Levels and apprenticeships to Skills Bootcamps and essential skills courses all into one place. From autumn 2023, people and employers will be able to access information about training opportunities through this single online platform, as well as find courses and apprenticeships. This will build on plans we have already announced to work in partnership with UCAS to allow students to explore apprenticeships alongside traditional degrees. We will engage over the coming months with stakeholders, including from education, business and the careers sector, to inform how services are best delivered and integrated, including local coordination. We will set out further details on the planned reforms and provide a timeline for implementing them in a Strategic Action Plan for Careers, which we will publish in 2024. The Strategic Action Plan will include clear, measurable outcomes and dates by which these should be achieved.(...truncated...)