Campaigning | City & Guilds Foundation

Empowering Young Carers: Building Skills, Confidence, and Future Pathways

by Lauren Roberts | 31 Jul 2025 | Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Charity partners, Lived Experience, News, News & events, Social Impact

At the City & Guilds Foundation, our mission is all about removing barriers to get a job, helping people get on the job and advocating for jobs of the future. We work closely with our charity partners to help support individuals that face barriers into a job. We’re proud to have a long-standing relationship with the Carers Trust. Young carers in the UK play a crucial role in the economy, providing significant support and value. Their contributions are estimated to be worth £184...

Foundation and Friends Podcast: Making Sustainability a Core Part of Your Organisation’s Success

by Natasha Kalinga | 31 Jul 2025 | Awards alumni, Green skills, Podcasts

What does true sustainability look like when it’s woven into every aspect of work — not just bolted on as a embedded initiative? In this revealing episode, host Natasha Kalinga sits down with renowned keynote speaker Raquel Noboa, founder of the multi award-winning Fifty Shades Greener and recipient of a Princess Royal Training Award, and Edwin Raj, Senior Programme Manager at Johnson Matthey, to explore how sustainability can become a cornerstone of organisational culture, leadership, and...

Strategically Investing in the Caymanian Workforce for the Future

by Mike Ormand | 30 Jun 2025 | Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Fellowship Awards, Fellowship Network, News, News & events, Our networks

At City & Guilds, we take immense pride in our Fellowship network, a vibrant community of accomplished individuals from across the globe and a wide spectrum of industries. Fellowship is awarded to exceptional leaders and innovators who have made a significant impact in their field or in education. These Fellows play a vital role in our mission, serving as ambassadors and generously sharing their expertise to help shape the future of skills development. Find out more about how you can...

Listen. Learn. Support. What Refugee Week Reminds Us about Community

by Lauren Roberts | 23 Jun 2025 | Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Charity partners, Lived Experience, News, News & events, Our networks, Refugee support, Social Impact

At City & Guilds, we believe in the life-changing power of skills. But we also know that skills alone aren’t always enough to help people succeed. That’s why, through the City & Guilds Foundation we’ve been working with grassroots charities and partners since 2022 to help refugees and displaced people access training, build confidence, and find meaningful work. Here’s a little bit about the impact we’re making. Since launching our Displaced People Fund in 2022, we’ve: Supported...

Mental Health Matters: Finding Balance in a Busy World

by Lauren Roberts | 16 May 2025 | Awareness Raising, Campaigning, News, News & events, Our networks, Resources

This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is community, a word that pretty much sums up the City & Guilds Foundation network. Through the Foundation, we are dedicated to providing support to people facing barriers or disadvantage, offering opportunities for relationship building, creating maximum reach, establishing clear links to skills development and being measurable. Empathy, a drive for change and the want to support others are three characteristics that our network has in...

City & Guilds launches new Commission to tackle surge in youth unemployment

by Laura Mountain | 24 Mar 2025 | Funding, News, Transitions Commission, Youth engagement

City & Guilds commit £500,000 in funding to target local challenges in areas of deprivation and economic inactivity in the UK New Transitions Commission announced to support more young people into Further Education 1 million young people are not in education, employment or training, the highest level for more than a decade City & Guilds Foundation have established a new commission to address the high volume of youth unemployment in the UK. The Transitions...

Launching the City & Guilds Neurodiversity Index 2025 and creating environments for everyone to thrive

by Natasha Kalinga | 12 Mar 2025 | Campaigning, Neurodiversity, News, Resources

Ahead of Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17-23 March), we are pleased to launch the third edition of the annual Neurodiversity Index, commissioned by the City & Guilds Foundation team, in partnership with Do-IT Solutions.

Celebrating women leaders and the power of accelerating action this International Women’s Day

by Polly Rowe | 8 Mar 2025 | Awareness Raising, News, Princess Royal Training Awards

To celebrate International Women’s Day I am delighted to share with you this conversation I had with three powerhouse female leaders who I get the pleasure of working with in my day job! I am joined in this podcast with Kirstie Donnelly MBE, our City & Guilds Chief Executive; Fenella Tallon, Chief Assessor for our Princess Royal Training Awards and; Faiza Khan MBE, our Executive Director for Corporate Affairs and Foundation. In the conversation my lovely guests explored with me why it’s...

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Breaking Barriers – Stories from Women in Leadership

by Natasha Kalinga | 8 Mar 2025 | Awareness Raising, Podcasts, Princess Royal Training Awards

Ever wondered what it really takes to climb the career ladder as a woman? Or how to navigate the challenges of imposter syndrome? Join host Polly Rowe for a special International Women’s Day episode of Foundation and Friends, as she sits down with three remarkable female leaders from the Princess Royal Training Awards.

New Local Community Skills Fund to empower UK communities through skills and training

by Laura Mountain | 16 Jan 2025 | Funding, Local Community Skills Fund, News, News & events, Responsible Business

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 fund initiatives designed to boost employment, skills and development in communities across the UK. As part of the Foundation’s drive to support innovative local projects, the Local Community Skills Fund aims to boost community-led initiatives which may not be eligible for funding from traditional sources. The Fund will tackle skills...