Bursaries | City & Guilds Foundation

Supporting people and organisations through Covid-19

by Polly Rowe | 22 Jan 2021 | Awards alumni, Bursaries, Charity partners, Critical transition points, Funding, News

Earlier this year, the City & Guilds Foundation Committee approved £100k of funding to support organisations and individuals who are facing the fallout to their vital services / employment challenges due to Covid-19. Our purpose is all about helping people to develop their skills and our Foundation aims to remove barriers to getting a job, celebrate best practice on the job and to advocate for jobs of the future. We have been working hard...

An update on our bursary programme – providing access to the skills most needed, for those who need it most

by Polly Rowe | 6 Oct 2020 | Bursaries, City & Guilds initiatives, Critical transition points, Funding, News, Our networks

Our bursary programme was designed to change people’s lives by allowing them to develop their skills. We know that, for some, the cost of training can be a huge barrier to getting the skills to find jobs and progress in their careers. Recent research indicates that without the support of funding, those hardest to reach will find it even harder to progress in a labour market which favours those already in higher-paying work. That’s why we set up the bursary programme in 2000 – to help people in...

Free training for a job on the railways for local unemployed people

by Stuart Tucker | 2 Oct 2020 | Bursaries, City & Guilds initiatives, Critical transition points, Funding, News, Our networks

Local unemployed people are to be given free training leading to a job on the railway network on successful completion of the programme, as the region ramps up its Covid-19 recovery plans. The West Midlands Combined Authority has partnered with the City & Guilds Foundation to create a new training and jobs scheme, which will see 16 unemployed people gain the skills they need to help maintain the region’s rail lines. Funding for the training is being supplied by the City & Guilds...

Bursary recipient: Muchi Lukhezo

by Stuart Tucker | 14 Feb 2019 | Bursaries, Case studies

Muchi was awarded a bursary by the City & Guilds Group to study electrical engineering and receive a qualification. In this video he explains more about the situation that led him to apply and how the bursary and ensuing qualification changed his life.

Bursary recipient: Rowena Edwards

by Stuart Tucker | 9 Jul 2018 | Bursaries, Case studies

Rowena Edwards was awarded a bursary by the City & Guilds Group to study Fine Woodwork. In this video Rowena explains more about the situation that led her to apply for the funding and how the bursary and qualification changed her life.

Bursary recipient: James Cornaro

by Stuart Tucker | 5 Apr 2017 | Bursaries, Case studies

James Cornaro was awarded a bursary by City & Guilds to study electrical engineering and receive a qualification. In this video James explains more about the situation that led him to apply and how the bursary and ensuing qualification changed his life.