Inspire, Improve, Achieve, Trust

We are our people

We value each other and we embody our City & Guilds culture through living our values in everything that we do.

Our values

We work with employers, training providers, colleges, learners/trainees and each other, to help raise and achieve aspirations.

We help improve the organisational performance of our customers and the performance of individuals and each other.

We celebrate and make visible achievements, where it matters most. By ensuring achievement is valued and recognised we empower our customers, learners, trainees and each other to grow.

We hold ourselves accountable, we act with integrity in everything we do, and we value difference.

A culture of diversity & inclusion

We’re committed to improving diversity & inclusion within the way we work, and in how we deliver our purpose. We are actively pursuing, implementing and reviewing working practices that enable a diverse and inclusive business strategy and working environment. We believe differences should be respected and valued and are building a culture that enables colleagues and those we work with to be themselves and feel supported to meet their full potential and deliver their best work. We know that building a diverse and inclusive workforce will result in highly engaged colleagues, improved service for our customers and greater impact of our purpose.

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Our people

Ranging from employees to Fellows, our people are motivated by a shared purpose and ambition to provide the best in skills development.

Our Chair

Dame Ann Limb DBE CBE DL FCG

Chair of the Council

Ann became Chair of the Council in October 2021. Ann has dedicated a large part of her working life to education having spent 25 years in Further Education as a College Principal in Milton Keynes and Cambridge, and in the civil service where she had responsibility for the UK government’s flagship digital initiatives, learndirect, UK online and gov.uk.

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Our Executive Team

Kirstie Donnelly MBE

Chief Executive Officer

Kirstie is responsible for leading the City & Guilds Executive team and setting our strategic direction.

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Andy Moss

Chief Customer Officer

Andy leads on developing and delivering our high-quality technical and vocational skills assessments, credentials, and blended training programmes that lead to jobs and meet the changing needs of industry.

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