Innovative City & Guilds students take part in the National Apprenticeship Week 2026 Showcase Challenge

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, City & Guilds learners took part in the #NAW2026 Apprenticeship Showcase Challenge, celebrating the creativity and technical skill of…

A decade of excellence: Royal recognition for UK and Irish organisations honoured at the Princess Royal Training Awards

The Princess Royal Training Awards are the UK and Ireland’s premier awards programme for recognising training excellence. On Tuesday 2 December, in an awards ceremony…

City & Guilds Foundation delivers £23m social return and nearly £6m in grants driving social mobility

A new report by City & Guild Foundation reveals the impact of its activities over the last five years. Since 2015 the City & Guilds…

City & Guilds Foundation supports women to gain DIY skills through new housing partnership

New project will help develop skills and increase independence for female social housing residents City & Guilds Foundation has awarded funding to support a pilot project…

City & Guilds Sells Their Commercial Awarding Organisation to PeopleCert To Focus on Social Impact

City & Guilds of London Institute (CGLI) today announces its ambition to become an innovative social investor and change maker through the proposed sale of…

City & Guilds Marks 100,000 Apprenticeship Assessments

Today City & Guilds announced that they have officially delivered over 100,000 EPAs (end-point assessments). As the largest apprenticeship provider in England, this major milestone…

City & Guilds and CIPHE Launch Strategic Skills Alliance to Transform Plumbing and Heating Education

City & Guilds, a global leader in skills development, and the Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering (CIPHE), the professional body for the UK…

HRH The Princess Royal celebrates best-in-class workplace training in 10th anniversary year for Awards 

City & Guilds has announced that 57 training programmes have been recognised in the 2025 Princess Royal Training Awards.  HRH The Princess Royal, President of…

Co-op’s Levy Share To Support UK’s First Prisoner Apprenticeship Programme To Address Rail Skill Shortages and Reduce Reoffending

The Co-op, in collaboration with City & Guilds Foundation, sees the launch of the first rail engineering apprenticeships at the Centre of Excellence skills hub…

City & Guilds partners with Shell UK to train 250 electricians to boost UK workforce for the Energy Transition

Training in installation of electric vehicle charging points to be delivered at five UK colleges Global skills organisation City & Guilds is pleased to announce…

Skilled Workers Are Essential to Build Britain’s 1.5 million Homes

Kirstie Donnelly, CEO of City & Guilds, discusses the UK construction sector’s chronic skills crisis threatening government housing targets. Despite £625 million government investment, she…

Skills Shortages Threaten 1.5m New Homes Target As 76% Of Construction Businesses Struggle To Hire

A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, according to a new report by…

Future skills - Ep5 - Durable Skills

Welcome to Ep5 of Future skills, a brand new live stream season brought to you by City & Guilds and FE News. Episode 5 is…

From ‘Overwhelm’ to Opportunity: Rethinking AI and Digital Skills in FE

“Imagine giving every member of staff a set of car keys after years of getting the bus to work,” said Richard Foster-Fletcher, Founder of MKAI,…

Future Skills - Ep1 - Engineering Solutions

Welcome to Ep1 of Future skills, a brand new live stream season brought to you by City & Guilds and FE News. Episode 1 is…

New research from City & Guilds finds a lack of support for nearly one in three neurodiverse employees

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week*, City & Guilds has launched its annual Neurodiversity Index 2025 report. In an era where inclusivity has become a cornerstone…

Skills: The New Global Currency? hundoLAB and City & Guilds Launch Groundbreaking Report Series

hundoLAB, the new research and development arm of Hub71 startup hundo, an award-winning workforce skills platform, has launched its inaugural report, Skills: The New Global…

City & Guilds announce ILM Centre approval for Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority 

City & Guilds(@cityandguilds) are pleased to announce that the Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) have been formally recognised as an ILM Approved Centre which now…

City & Guilds Foundation to tackle local skills gaps through new pilot scheme 

Grants of up to £10,000 available for UK Charities, Social Enterprises and Training Providers  City & Guilds Foundation has launched a pilot scheme to help…

Royal Recognition for Employers who Invest in Training and Development in the UK and Ireland

Fifty-two recipients from the UK and Ireland were recognised by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal through the Princess Royal Training Awards Programme held at…

City & Guilds Partners with Accredible to Support Learners’ Career Progression with Digital Credentials

New initiative helps bridge the gap between education and employment by validating skills and achievements and enabling learners to communicate them better Accredible, the world’s…

Government has “once in a generation” opportunity to fix skills, productivity and growth, says new report

Leading skills development organisation, City & Guilds, and the Lifelong Education Institute, are calling on government and Skills England, the new policy body for skills,…

City & Guilds announces the 52 training programmes that the 2024 Princess Royal Training Awards will recognise 

Now in its ninth year, The Princess Royal Training Awards continues to recognise organisations that demonstrate exceptional commitment to learning and development and is now…

Celebrating Apprentice Success through Digital Credentials         

How digitisation is helping City & Guilds close the skills gap for learners and employers. Skills development has the power to change lives and build…

City & Guilds Upskilling The Nation With New £26m Wave of Skills Bootcamps

‘City & Guilds Training’, the training arm of City & Guilds, has secured further funding from the Department for Education to deliver a new wave…

The significance of pathways for Digital Credentials

This article explores how digital credentials can support learners through their whole career journeys by creating full, personalised credential pathways which demonstrate long-term commitment to…

£1million Big Idea Fund awards five innovative prison projects

£1million Big Idea Fund awards funding to five innovative projects, unlocking the potential of UK Prison population and supporting rehabilitation City & Guilds Foundation is…

Digital Credentials and Blockchain: Transforming the FE Landscape

This article explores how digital credentials and blockchain technology have the potential to reshape the Further Education (FE) landscape. It explains how blockchain’s decentralised and…

City & Guilds training contributes £11.2 billion to UK society

City & Guilds’ Impact Report 2023 reveals the organisation’s courses in the UK have contributed £11.2 billion to society in the last year (2022-3): A…

Unlocking Opportunities: The Rise of Digital Credentials in the FE Market

This article explores the growing significance of digital credentials in the Further Education (FE) market. It delves into the benefits they offer, such as enhanced…

53 Princess Royal Training Awards across UK and Ireland for achieving positive impact through skills development 

City & Guilds has today announced that 53 training programmes will be recognised by the 2023 Princess Royal Training Awards. Now in its eighth year,…

Bright Futures’ research sheds light on greens skills needed to transform energy workforce

City & Guilds calls for urgent action to help meet workforce challenges as the UK transitions towards a low carbon economy.    In April 2022, the…