‘Shaping Talent’ reflects our ongoing commitment to improving lives, business performance and the landscape for education both in the UK and across the world
About City & Guilds
City & Guilds believes learning has no limits and by working with learners, centres and employers, City & Guilds plays its part in driving future economic growth. Working with over 8500 centres and training providers in 81 countries, we offer more than 500 qualifications across 28 industries and currently award around 1.9 million certificates every year. The City & Guilds Group includes: the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), the UK’s largest management body, combining industry-leading qualifications and specialist member services and the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development, working with researchers, practitioners, employers and learners to improve the policy and practice of vocational education and training worldwide. City & Guilds’ Director-General
is responsible for the executive management of City & Guilds and reports to the Trustee Board and Council. The Director-General works through a Group Board of Directors, who are full-time City & Guilds employees appointed by the Trustees. The Group Board deals with major
strategic and operational issues and receives reports from Senior Managers representing the City & Guilds Directorates and other members of the City & Guilds Group. City & Guilds is a charity and has been operating under Royal Charter since 1900. Our surplus is used to develop qualifications and resources that are cutting-edge and completely relevant to the ever-changing workplace. We pioneer the most up-to-date delivery and assessment methods, furthering the skills agenda in the UK and worldwide through profile-raising, sponsorship and the initiation of innovative skills-based projects and ventures. Our purpose is to enable people and organisations to develop their skills for personal and economic growth. By working together, we can become the global benchmark for learner-centred skills development.
Contents
04 Chairman’s statement 06 Director-General’s review 08 Shaping the skills landscape 16 Creating talent across the globe 22 Engaging with employers 30 Connecting customers and learners