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:
Broadening our skills and building on our strengths: Meet the five new Trustees joining our Board
We’re delighted to welcome Malachi Bakas, John Bearman, Andy Boucher, Peter Cheese and Robert Nitsch as Trustees of the City and Guilds of London Institute (CGLI). Our five new Trustees were appointed at our Autumn Council meeting and they join our existing...
Foundation Newsletter: October 2026
October has been another busy month for the City & Guilds Foundation, with new partnerships, inspiring stories from the organisations we support and fresh insights into how we can create more opportunities for people and businesses to thrive. This month, we're...
City & Guilds Foundation supports Generation UK to help break down barriers to employment
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....
Insights from Action: Skills in Place, or Skills in Time?
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...
More than history: How Voyage is opening doors for the next generation
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...
Update on Chief Executive appointment
The Board of Trustees of the City and Guilds of London Institute has decided not to proceed with the appointment of a new Chief Executive at this stage. The Institute is undertaking a wider review of its future strategy, organisational structure and operating model,...
Foundation Newsletter: September 2026
As we move into autumn, we’d like to share an update on some of the work we’ve been supporting to create greater access to skills, opportunity and progression. From investing in new pathways into work for young people, to supporting community organisations across the...
Skills on the doorstep: Local Community Skills Fund backs 25 organisations across all four UK nations
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...
Fellowship in the City 2026: exploring the pathways that get young people into STEM
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...
£75,000 awarded to Youth Employment UK to help young people see the way into work and build Skills for the Future
The City & Guilds Foundation has awarded £75,000 to Youth Employment UK to launch Skills for the Future, a new strategic partnership designed to help young people better understand the opportunities, skills and routes into growing sectors of the economy. The...
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