Member Zone - About Us

The nextstep West Yorkshire Partnership (formerly known as the Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Partnership) is made up of organisations that support or provide IAG in the West Yorkshire area. The Partnership promotes IAG around the sub-region, has a strategic role in the planning of IAG provision and provides a forum for those who offer IAG. Through its nextstep contract with the West Yorkshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) it funds delivery to clients through a range of 23 delivery sub-contractors.

The Partnership was formed out of the LSC requirement for there to be a single legal entity to contract for adult IAG services in West Yorkshire. A new company, *Careers West Yorkshire, was established from the existing lead bodies in the local contracting areas and was successful in achieving re-accreditation the matrix standard for information, advice and guidance services in July 2007.

We have four local networks within West Yorkshire, in Leeds, Wakefield, Calderdale / Kirklees and Bradford. Through these we can focus on the local issues that concern our members, while at the same time keeping the national picture in view. The wider Partnership is made up of over 400 member organisations from the public, private and voluntary and community sectors that support or provide IAG across the West Yorkshire area.

Interested in joining the nextstep West Yorkshire Partnership or finding out more? Click here for details

Careers West Yorkshire - Reg. Office: igen Ltd, 1 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY; Registered in England and Wales, Company Number: 03181920.