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Mike Ormand

Mike Ormand

Digital Programme Enablement Manager

“Maik Or-mund” | he/him

Mike is responsible for the maintenance and continuous development of our digital channels, including maintaining our website, online forms, and internal intranet pages. He also provides digital support for our marketing and is responsible for creating the quarterly newsletter.

He is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and with this in mind has worked to make our programmes more accessible and inclusive, such as our bursaries. He also started an LGBTQ+ support network at City & Guilds, which has been running since 2020.

He studied Media, Culture and Communications at University in Leeds and now lives in Cheshire with his partner. In his spare time he loves cooking and trying new foods, and he is a keen knitter.

intellection | achiever | ideation | analytical | relator

The latest stories from Mike Ormand on the City & Guilds Foundation website:

Celebrating the people behind organisational and learning success

Celebrating the people behind organisational and learning success

by | 8 May 2025 | , , ,

Unlike many other awards that focus on organisations or learners, the City & Guilds Membership Awards shine a spotlight on the trainers and tutors who have made all the difference delivering training which goes above and beyond the norm. Launched in 2024, when 15 worthy recipients successfully received an Award, the Membership Awards celebrate educators who are instrumental in delivering successful training and development programmes but who often keep their heads below the parapet. As...

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Creating collective impact in the rehabilitation sector

Creating collective impact in the rehabilitation sector

by | 21 Mar 2024 | , , , ,

This is a guest post by Ian Bickers, Founder of Unlocking Justice and member of our Future Skills Commission for Prisons. When the City & Guilds Foundation organised a day bringing together the people they are partnering with in the rehabilitation space, I was delighted to be asked to speak at it and share some of my own learnings from 20 years of working in, and with, prisons. My first impression from the day was the sheer amount of knowledge and experience gathered in the room. From...

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Empowering women to enter the construction industry

Empowering women to enter the construction industry

by | 11 Oct 2023 | , , ,

According to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) (2023), women represent only 15% of the construction workforce. At the same time, the construction industry is facing a skills shortage suggesting that this crucial source of talent is being under-utilised. Dedicated to addressing this unequal gender balance and providing women with a route into the construction industry, Coleg Gwent – one of Wales’ largest and top-performing higher education colleges – has been working in collaboration...

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