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Local Community Skills Fund

The latest stories in this category from the City & Guilds Foundation and our networks.

More than history: How Voyage is opening doors for the next generation

More than history: How Voyage is opening doors for the next generation

20 Oct 2026 | , , , , , ,

This Black History Month, we explore how City & Guilds Foundation funding is helping Voyage create opportunities for young people to discover their heritage, develop their confidence and explore new career pathways. For many young people, understanding their heritage is about more than discovering the past. It can be a way to build confidence, find their voice and begin to imagine new possibilities for the future. At Voyage, a Hackney-based organisation supporting young people, heritage...

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Skills on the doorstep: Local Community Skills Fund backs 25 organisations across all four UK nations

Skills on the doorstep: Local Community Skills Fund backs 25 organisations across all four UK nations

22 Sep 2026 | , ,

The City & Guilds Foundation has awarded almost £190,000 to 25 community organisations through the second round of its Local Community Skills Fund, supporting people across the UK to develop skills and take steps towards employment. The second funding round ran from 30 March to 24 April 2026, with grants awarded to organisations delivering practical, community-based skills programmes. The fund’s typical grant range is between £6,000-£10,000 per organisation. The 25 successful organisations...

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Place based skills pathways that start with trust and are leading to work – our Local Community Skills Fund

Place based skills pathways that start with trust and are leading to work – our Local Community Skills Fund

30 Mar 2026 | , , , , ,

Across the UK, people who face the greatest barriers to work often live in the communities least served by mainstream skills provision. They are talented, capable and motivated, but too often held back by structural disadvantage, low confidence, disrupted education, potential trauma, caring responsibilities or simple lack of opportunity. Last year we created our Local Community Skills Fund (LCSF) to respond to this reality. We wanted to back organisations rooted in place, trusted by local...

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City & Guilds Foundation grants much-needed funding to 20 charities aiming to boost skills and training across the UK

City & Guilds Foundation grants much-needed funding to 20 charities aiming to boost skills and training across the UK

16 Apr 2025 | , , ,

Charities, social enterprises and training providers in the UK and Northern Ireland benefit from small grants of up to £10,000 set to make a big difference to communities New skills initiative supporting organisations working to improve access to skills and development Launched as a pilot scheme in January of this year, the Local Community Skills Fund has now awarded a total of £144108 in grants of up to £10,000 to twenty charities, social enterprises and training providers across the UK....

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

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

16 Jan 2025 | , , , ,

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...

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