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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:

Seeing first hand the difference that our funding is making

Seeing first hand the difference that our funding is making

by | 31 May 2023 | , , , , , ,

This is a guest post by Dick Palmer, Chair of City & Guilds Foundation and City & Guilds Group Trustee Being Chair of the City & Guilds Foundation is one of the jobs I am most proud of and privileged to undertake. There is so much social need in the world and so many people deserving of our support, so it’s a pleasure to be able to be a tiny part of making a difference – particularly in combating key societal issues through the work that is happening across the Foundation. Whilst...

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The City and Guilds of London Institute pays loyal tribute and offers congratulations to Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla

The City and Guilds of London Institute pays loyal tribute and offers congratulations to Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla

by | 5 May 2023 |

The City and Guilds of London Institute pays loyal tribute and offers congratulations to Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the occasion of their Coronation and wishes them a long and happy reign. City & Guilds was founded under royal patronage by the City and Corporation of London and 16 of the Livery Companies (the great craft Guilds) in 1878. Queen Victoria granted a Royal Charter in 1900 recognising City & Guilds role in the encouragement and development of...

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Demonstrating the impact of outstanding training with The Princess Royal Training Awards class of 2022

Demonstrating the impact of outstanding training with The Princess Royal Training Awards class of 2022

by | 9 Dec 2022 | , , , ,

This year 46 organisations came together at London’s Banqueting House on Tuesday 6th December to be personally congratulated on stage by HRH The Princess Royal, alongside Chief Executive of City & Guilds, Kirstie Donnelly MBE and Chair of City & Guilds, Dame Ann Limb.

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City & Guilds launches Specific Learning Difficulties tool for trainers

City & Guilds launches Specific Learning Difficulties tool for trainers

by | 10 Oct 2022 | , , , ,

This guest post is by the DE&I team at City & Guilds City & Guilds, in partnership with the Education Training Foundation: SEND excellence gateway, are launching a series of tools to support inclusive learning. This project was run as part of our Inclusive Curriculum Framework work at City & Guilds, to equip our trainers to confidently support students with disabilities. Being able to effectively support learners with disabilities in the classroom is an essential part of any...

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Pride Month: celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion in our networks

Pride Month: celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion in our networks

by | 29 Jun 2022 | , , , ,

The history of LGBTQ+ Pride Month LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States and its impact was felt globally. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK, a day when hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their allies arrived in London to protest a society where we were not safe to be ourselves. The actions...

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