Foundation Spring Newsletter 2024: Celebrating our impact and heritage
Find out what we're doing to maximise societal impact and achieve our purpose, from the Yearly Meeting to the new Membership Awards, all in our latest newsletter.
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The latest news, case studies, podcasts and quarterly newsletters from the City & Guilds Foundation and our networks.
Foundation & Friends podcast: Championing Investment into Early Talent
A successful early talent strategy and strong learning culture can help organisations to attract, engage and retain early career employees, leading to a more productive workforce and a thriving future for your organisation. To explore this topic, host Manuel...
Advancing A Greener Future: City & Guilds’ Carbon Reduction Journey
As a global leader in skills development, we at City & Guilds recognise the vital role we play in addressing social, environmental, and economic issues. We are committed to embedding responsible business practices into all aspects of our work, which includes...
Recognising excellence through the Livery Company Prizes
Earlier this month we hosted the annual City & Guilds Livery Company Prizes awards at Mansion House, home of the Lord Mayor, The Rt. Hon. Professor Michael Mainelli (Alderman). Each year City of London Livery Companies award prizes to honour outstanding...
Celebrating our heritage whilst focusing on the future
The 145th Yearly Meeting of the City and Guilds of London Institute happened at Plaisterers’ Hall in the heart of the City. This beautiful Livery Hall reflects the grandeur of a bygone era in a modern setting. The current hall was opened in 1972 and backs onto the...
Creating collective impact in the rehabilitation sector
This is a guest post by Ian Bickers, Founder of Unlocking Justice and member of our Future Skills Commission for Prisons. When the City & Guilds Foundation organised a day bringing together the people they are partnering with in the rehabilitation space, I was...
Learn about the latest findings on Neurodiversity at work in our latest report
At City & Guilds we are all connected by our common purpose: to help people develop their skills. And our City & Guilds Foundation was established back in 2019 to really amplify our purpose and particularly with a focus on supporting individuals who face...
Foundation & Friends podcast: Inspiring Inclusion with Sparta Global
Here at City & Guilds, our purpose is helping people, organisations and economies develop their skills for growth. Through our Foundation, we act as a catalyst for this work, by helping remove barriers to getting a job, celebrating best practice on the job and...
Championing apprenticeships: Insights from City & Guilds’ Young Learner Advisory Team
With nearly 150 years’ experience of successfully supporting training and skills development across the UK and globally, City & Guilds believes in listening to learners. Our new Young Learner Advisory Team (YLAT) guide us by sharing their valuable insights and...
What we learned about making applications more accessible – for refugee women and for all
Access to training and learning opportunities is one of the barriers for refugee women with experience of seeking safety to start or progress their professional lives in the UK. This includes financial barriers, as well as other barriers related to accessing...