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City & Guilds partners with Cognassist to deliver personalised learning at scale

10 July 2025
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Empowering every learner to thrive through cognitive insight and tailored support.

Navigating the future of apprenticeships: Sector reacts to EPA reform

10 July 2025
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Hot on the heels of recent webinars from Ofqual and Skills England, education professionals and training providers were given an overview of the UK government's latest reforms to England’s apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs)

Foundations for the future: Building the skills to deliver 1.5 million homes

03 July 2025
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A new report from City & Guilds reveals that critical skills shortages in the construction sector are putting the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes at serious risk.

Update on City & Guilds and ILM annual price review

16 June 2025
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City & Guilds and ILM revised pricing will start to be available in Walled Garden from July 2025 – understand what’s changing.

Unpacking major apprenticeship reform in the context of Skills England Report

04 June 2025
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As the UK navigates a rapidly evolving economic and technological landscape, the need for a responsive and future-proof skills system has never been more urgent.

City & Guilds wraps up Future Skills livestream with a bold call for change: Focus on Durable Skills

03 June 2025
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Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: thousands of young people across the UK are out of work or education, not because they lack talent but because the system isn’t built to support them.

Why scaling up AI safely is a leadership imperative

22 May 2025
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As artificial intelligence reshapes industries at breakneck speed, the pressure on organisations to deploy it responsibly has never been greater.

What you need to know about the 2025-26 Apprenticeship funding rules

16 May 2025
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The Department for Education (DfE) has released the 2025-2026 Apprenticeship Funding Rules, setting out important changes that will impact how apprenticeships are delivered, funded, and assessed from 1 August 2025.

Kineo joins Mindtools

12 May 2025
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City & Guilds has completed the sale of Kineo — our workplace e-learning business — to Mindtools, a global management and leadership skills development provider, owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG).

Future Skills: Construction & Infrastructure – Building a Stronger Construction Workforce

09 May 2025
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Tackling the skills gap from the ground up

Future Skills – Green and Sustainability Solutions

25 April 2025
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Green jobs are booming - but where are the skilled workers?

From overwhelm to opportunity: rethinking AI and digital skills in Further Education

04 April 2025
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Imagine giving every member of staff a set of car keys after years of getting the bus to work,” said Richard Foster-Fletcher, Founder of MKAI, during the second episode of the City & Guilds and FE News Future Skills livestream series, “That’s the power of AI in the sector – if we give people the skills and confidence.”

Reengineering engineering – what it looks like, how we teach it and who gets to do it

31 March 2025
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If the UK’s industrial strategy is to be successful, we need to deliver a fundamental reengineering of engineering itself.

Construction News Update

28 March 2025
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Our response to the news that the Chancellor is to invest £600m into construction training, including new technical excellence colleges, skills bootcamps and financial incentives for foundation apprenticeships.

This is the Time for Apprenticeships to Fly

25 March 2025
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Apprenticeships are key to rebuilding opportunity in places like Peterborough. How can we make them the engine of social mobility again?

ATC 2025: Shaping the Future of Skills, Training, and Employment

12 March 2025
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This year's conference was a landmark gathering, focusing on the evolving landscape of skills and the critical role they play in driving economic growth and societal progress.

Annual price review: Changes from 1 September 2025

28 February 2025
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We are beginning our annual review of City & Guilds and ILM fees and charges to ensure that our prices remain fair, competitive, and reflective of the high-quality products and services we provide.

City & Guilds statement on changes to apprenticeships

27 February 2025
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On 11 February 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) published updated apprenticeship funding rules, reflecting in-year changes to maths and English requirements for adult apprentices (those aged 19+ at the start of their apprenticeship). These changes apply immediately to both new and existing adult apprentices.

City & Guilds strengthens support for Apprentices through new partnership

10 February 2025
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City & Guilds is pleased to announce its support for the Association of Apprentices (AoA) as it joins the Association as a Founding Partner.

City & Guilds and IBM champion apprenticeships as the key to tackling the UK’s productivity deficit

10 February 2025
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As part of National Apprenticeship Week, City & Guilds has partnered with IBM to draw attention to the vast and underutilised role that apprentices can play in delivering in-demand skills and improving the UK’s productivity deficit.

Join us at the Annual Apprenticeships and Training Conference 2025 in Liverpool

10 February 2025
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Gain insights and guidance to help you navigate the changing skills landscape with two days of talks and workshops tailored for apprenticeship training providers and employers.

City & Guilds announce ILM Centre approval for Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority

28 January 2025
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City & Guilds are pleased to announce that the Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) have been formally recognised as an ILM Approved Centre which now enables the Authority to deliver ILM leadership, management and coaching qualifications that are globally recognised by employers across all economic sectors.

City & Guilds teams up with the Lifelong Education Institute for National Productivity Week

28 January 2025
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City & Guilds has long championed productivity as a key factor in determining living standards in the UK – and skills development as a solution to the UK’s ongoing productivity challenge. Addressing this challenge is pivotal to raising living standards and improving public services - a priority reflected in the Government’s mission to promote productive growth.

Level 2 Assistant Administrator Standard approved after five-year journey

17 January 2025
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As a leading end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) we welcome the recent news from The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) on the approval of the Level 2 Assistant Administrator standard, marking a significant milestone after five years of dedicated campaigning by employers, training organisations and awarding bodies.

Green technology qualifications: Future-proof your built environment training offer

16 January 2025
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From retrofit to solar PV and heat pump installations, City & Guilds renewable technology qualifications provide industry professionals with the practical skills needed to support the energy transition and achieve net zero targets.

Use your industry expertise to help develop qualifications

15 January 2025
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Part of the solution – the essential role of industry members in technical qualification development.

Celebrating 1 million digital credentials!

15 January 2025
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We’d like to thank our customers for supporting us to reach this milestone, and we look forward to shaping the future of digital recognition together

Worldchefs and City & Guilds celebrate a decade of partnership on Global Certification

13 January 2025
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As our project reaches its final milestone, we look forward to future opportunities supporting employers in hospitality with their upskilling challenges.

Government announces outcomes of the Review of Qualifications Reform in England

13 December 2024
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The Department for Education (DfE) has yesterday announced the outcomes from the Pause and Review on the reforms to qualifications at level 3 and below.  

City & Guilds named as one of Accredible’s top 10 digital credential issuers for 2024

12 December 2024
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Celebrating an impressive start to a new phase of our digital credential delivery.

Celebrating EPA success, together

12 December 2024
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Leading the way in EPA certifications in partnership with our employers and providers.

City & Guilds’ latest podcast identifies lifelong learning as key to productivity

09 December 2024
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As part of our mission to empowering individuals, organisations, and economies through skills development, we investigate the key issues impacting on the skills sector through our ‘Navigating the UK’s Skills Challenges’ podcast series.

The impact of T Levels: Benefits for learners and industry

29 November 2024
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Four years on from the introduction of T Levels, how are the programmes benefitting learners and closing industry skills gaps?

New solar PV and electrical energy storage qualifications: Upskilling electricians for the energy transition

28 November 2024
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Discover new City & Guilds level 3 qualifications, aligned to the latest industry standards and the Electrical Plus framework

Future-proofing engineering: four critical skills areas shaping the future of the industry

29 October 2024
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Explore how digital transformation, sustainability, workforce diversity and future talent development are driving change across the sector – and why it’s essential to invest in these areas.

City & Guilds wins major MoJ Prison Education Contract

29 October 2024
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At City & Guilds we are proud that for almost 150 years we have collaborated with people, organisations, and economies to help them identify and develop the skills they need to thrive. We understand the life changing link between skills development, social mobility, prosperity, and success so everything we do focuses on developing and delivering high-quality training, qualifications and credentials that lead to jobs and meet the changing needs of industry.

Latest City & Guilds Insight Podcast explores the need for improved menopause support in the workplace

25 October 2024
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As part of our mission to identify and tackle skills shortages facing the UK, City & Guilds’ ‘Navigating the UK Skills Challenges’ podcast series provides insights from experts and sector leaders on best practice and innovations - helping employers, trainers and individuals to meet current and future skills challenges.

Celebrating the start of the second year of the Agriculture, Land Management and Production T Level

09 October 2024
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How a new T Level option is already showing results for learners and colleges in the agriculture, environment and animal care space.

City & Guilds and hundo deliver employability skills support to young people

25 September 2024
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City & Guilds is proud to announce a new collaboration with hundo, the award-winning platform focused on addressing youth unemployment, to deliver a new employability skills pilot programme. Supported by the City & Guilds Foundation, this initiative aims to bridge the gap between education and employment by equipping young people with the skills they need to thrive in the modern workforce.

Celebrating our learners’ achievements: Our new Skills Change Lives campaign

23 September 2024
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Celebrities from the worlds of TV, fashion and journalism explain how skills training helped them on their path to success, in a series of exclusive interviews with City & Guilds.

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