Campaigning | City & Guilds Foundation

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...

How Catch22 is supporting individuals into entry-level green sector roles

by Laura Mountain | 7 Oct 2024 | Campaigning, Charity partners, Green skills, News, News & events, Our networks

We know that the cost of training can be a huge obstacle to accessing the skills needed to get into work. This makes it even more challenging to those already facing barriers in society. That’s why over 20 years ago we established our bursary programme: to support those in financial need to access training and development which will lead to sustainable employment. We focus particularly on awarding funding in sectors where more skilled workers will be needed in the future. So when we heard that...

Funding four exceptional craftspeople through Heritage Crafts bursary

by Lauren Roberts | 2 Oct 2024 | Bursaries, Case studies, Heritage crafts, News

We are delighted to announce funding for four exceptional craftspeople through the Heritage Crafts bursary scheme. The City & Guilds Foundation provides up to £4,000 per person to support heritage crafts trainees whose talent might otherwise be lost to the sector were it not for vital additional hands-on training at the start of their career. This round we were happy to fund Ayham Aldoghim, Ziyaad Lorgat, Exauce Mondo, and Marcia Vidal. Ayham Aldoghim, from Bristol, is originally from...

Fellowship in the City event: Paving the way for those looking to progress in engineering

by Stuart Tucker | 3 Sep 2024 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Events, Fellowship Network, Livery companies, News

Over 145 years ago, City & Guilds was founded by Livery Companies with royal patronage, and ever since has celebrated and valued that relationship. On Monday 02 September, at Mansion House in London, we brought together two of our oldest friends, the City of London and Imperial College – one of not just the UK’s foremost centres of higher education excellence, but one which is recognised as the very best in the world. We also had a number of our stakeholder employers and Fellows in...

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Fostering Neuroinclusive Workplaces with Kirstie Donnelly MBE and Prof. Amanda Kirby

by Natasha Kalinga | 9 Aug 2024 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Podcasts

What if recognising subtle signs of struggle at work could revolutionise your team's productivity and well-being? In this insightful episode of the Foundation & Friends podcast, City & Guilds Chief Executive, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, sits down with Professor Amanda Kirby, MBBS MRCGP PhD FCGI, CEO of Do-IT Solutions and an internationally acclaimed expert on neurodiversity, to explore the crucial importance of understanding neurodivergent conditions in the workplace. The conversation...

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Transforming Futures Of Young People with Faiza Khan MBE

by Natasha Kalinga | 23 Jul 2024 | Awareness Raising, Green skills, Podcasts, Responsible Business

Young people now face unprecedented challenges, including financial worries, employment and climate concerns - with implications for a new generation’s mental health, and the health of the UK economy. In this Foundation & Friends podcast, host and Executive Director, Corporate Affairs & Foundation, City & Guilds, Faiza Khan MBE, is joined by Thora Eberts, Director of Network Delivery, UK Youth, and Maddie Dinwoodie, Director of Engagement Programmes, Engineering UK, for a wide...