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City & Guilds Foundation supports Generation UK to help break down barriers to employment

City & Guilds Foundation supports Generation UK to help break down barriers to employment

27 Oct 2026 | , , , ,

The City & Guilds Foundation is delighted to announce £74,000 in funding for Generation UK, supporting an innovative project that will help more people facing barriers to employment gain the skills, confidence and opportunities needed to build sustainable careers. The funding will support Generation UK's Building FE College Capability Project, which will establish two new Further Education (FE) college partnerships outside London between October 2026 and December 2027. The project will...

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Insights from Action: Skills in Place, or Skills in Time?

Insights from Action: Skills in Place, or Skills in Time?

26 Oct 2026 | , , , , , ,

Finding new ways for people and industry to get the skills they need to thrive is front and centre of many conversations about the future right now. Unemployment and underemployment are issues seeping through every part of society – 1 million 16–24-year-olds, 1 million 50 – 65-year-olds – with people from all walks of life and demographics affected. But there is no denying that people in certain parts of the UK, and those with additional barriers, are more likely to be at the sharp end of...

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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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Fellowship in the City 2026: exploring the pathways that get young people into STEM

Fellowship in the City 2026: exploring the pathways that get young people into STEM

17 Sep 2026 | ,

On Wednesday 16 September, we brought together Fellows, charity partners and key stakeholders at Mansion House for this year's Fellowship in the City, themed around Pathways to Progression, with a particular focus on STEM. Welcoming guests, Jessica Leigh Jones MBE FCGI, our Chair reflected on the full-circle moment of standing in the same room she did when she was a keynote speaker two years ago. She traced the event back to the founding links between the City of London, the Livery Companies...

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Meet the 2026 Princess Royal Training Award recipients: from stained glass restorers to prison mentors

Meet the 2026 Princess Royal Training Award recipients: from stained glass restorers to prison mentors

14 Aug 2026 | , , , , ,

Every year we are genuinely moved by what we read in the Princess Royal Training Award applications. This year was no exception. Today, we're delighted to share that 56 training programmes have been recognised in the 2026 Princess Royal Training Awards, chosen from 132 applications submitted from right across the UK, Ireland and, for the first time, beyond. Now in its eleventh year, the Awards celebrate organisations that go above and beyond for their people's learning and development, and...

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Maintaining a robust process: A new generation of Ambassadors strengthening the Princess Royal Training Awards

Maintaining a robust process: A new generation of Ambassadors strengthening the Princess Royal Training Awards

14 Jul 2026 | , , , , ,

This year the Princess Royal Training Awards celebrated their eleventh year, and the programme continued to go from strength to strength, with 132 applications received from organisations committed to delivering exceptional learning and development. Delivered by the City & Guilds Foundation, the Awards remain a unique, evidence-based programme that recognises and celebrates the strategic impact of learning, development and training within organisations. Applicants must demonstrate...

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The return on belonging: Investing in refugee talent and skills, unlocking potential

The return on belonging: Investing in refugee talent and skills, unlocking potential

22 Jun 2026 | , , , , , ,

Last week Refugee Week shone a light on the experiences, contributions and resilience of people seeking sanctuary in the UK. As we reflect on last week, it feels like an appropriate time to look back on the City & Guilds Foundation’s long-standing commitment to supporting refugees and asylum seekers into skills, employment and training and the impact our funding has had through our charity partners. Over the five years to 2025, the Foundation invested over £316,000 through its Displaced...

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£130,000 boost to help refugees build skills and rebuild careers

£130,000 boost to help refugees build skills and rebuild careers

18 Jun 2026 | , , , , , , ,

As Refugee Week shines a spotlight on the contributions, resilience and potential of people seeking sanctuary, the City & Guilds Foundation has announced funding for two new initiatives designed to help refugees and people from migrant backgrounds build skills, confidence and sustainable futures in the UK. A combined investment of £130,000 will support projects delivered by award-winning education charity Tutors United and refugee employment charity Breaking Barriers, helping individuals...

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Princess Royal Training Award-Winning Impact: How P Flannery’s Skills Bootcamps are tackling the construction skills gap and building an inclusive skills pipeline

Princess Royal Training Award-Winning Impact: How P Flannery’s Skills Bootcamps are tackling the construction skills gap and building an inclusive skills pipeline

11 Jun 2026 | , ,

When P Flannery Plant Hire received a Princess Royal Training Award in 2025, it recognised a bold, employer-led approach to tackling one of the construction industry’s most persistent challenges: a critical shortage of skilled plant operators. Through the development of its Skills Bootcamps, the business has created a reliable pipeline of talent for its own workforce and has also opened up employment opportunities for individuals facing significant barriers to work. Addressing a critical...

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Behind every NEET statistic is a young person – what the Milburn review means for skills

Behind every NEET statistic is a young person – what the Milburn review means for skills

2 Jun 2026 | , , , , ,

The publication of Alan Milburn’s interim review on young people and work should be a wake-up call for all of us. With more than 1 million young people now classified as NEET, this is not simply a youth employment challenge. It is a challenge for our economy and our future workforce. Across the City & Guilds Foundation network, partners have welcomed the review while highlighting an important reality: the evidence has been there for years. What we need now is collective action. Our funded...

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