Coleg Gwent
Coleg Gwent is one of Wales’ largest and top performing further and higher education colleges offering full and part time courses and apprenticeships. Together with the Foundation, the College is providing bursary funding to 45 women who are completing an introduction to construction course.
Stories featuring Coleg Gwent:
A statement from Trustees: Clarifying the sale of City & Guilds awarding, commercial and training activities
In recent days, a number of inaccurate claims have been made about the sale of City & Guilds. In response, the Trustees of City and Guilds London Institute have issued the following statement and Q&A to address these issues. On 16 October...
12 days of Christmas: Celebrating Five Years of Impact
We’re excited to share highlights from our festive season campaign, celebrating the incredible work and impact of the City & Guilds Foundation. Day 1: The People Behind the Foundation We kicked things off by shining a spotlight on the amazing team that makes...
City & Guilds Foundation and Offploy partner to Upskill the Voluntary Sector
Offploy is delighted to announce a new partnership with the City & Guilds Foundation to provide over 200 professionals in the voluntary sector with scholarships to industry-leading training on supporting people with criminal convictions. Offploy are Princess Royal Training Award recipients and this collaboration builds on the relationship.
Championing change: our role as co-conveners of the ACF Criminal Justice Network
At City & Guilds Foundation, we believe in removing barriers and creating opportunities for those who need them most. That’s why we’re proud to be co-conveners of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) Criminal Justice Network, alongside Co-op...
Celebrating 25 years of our bursary programme: Transforming lives, families and communities
2025 marks a major milestone: 25 years of the our bursary scheme. In 2000, City and Guilds of London Institute celebrated its Charter Centenary by awarding 100 bursaries and since then the programme has helped thousands of people overcome financial and personal...
Modern Work Experience: Creating Fair and Future-Ready Opportunities for Every Young Person
Work experience isn’t what it used to be and that’s a good thing. The UK is on the cusp of a real shift in how young people engage with the world of work, moving from a box-ticking placement to a modern, structured, and equitable programme. But ambition alone won’t...
A decade of excellence: Royal recognition for UK and Irish organisations honoured at the Princess Royal Training Awards
On Tuesday 2 December, in an awards ceremony at Fishmongers Hall, the City & Guilds Foundation had the honour of recognising 56 outstanding employers who offer leading edge training programmes to their staff. City & Guilds Foundation President, Her Royal...
City & Guilds Foundation supports women to gain DIY skills through new housing partnership
City & Guilds Foundation has awarded funding to support a pilot project led by employment support social enterprise Frameworks, in partnership with Build Salford and Salix Homes, a key provider of social housing in Salford. The Women in Maintenance project has...
Celebrating Excellence: Fellowship Luncheon at Imperial College London
Earlier this week we hosted a Fellowship Luncheon with Imperial College London, held once again at the elegant 170 Queen’s Gate. This prestigious event brought together Fellows of the City and Guilds of London Institute (CGLI) to celebrate excellence and...
£247,000 awarded to support young Londoners’ futures
We’re pleased to announce the first round of funding from our newly established Transitions Commission, which has seen us award £247,000 in grants to three London-based charities which are dedicated to helping young people move successfully into education and...
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