Great start to #Lab24 talking to Seema Malhotra MP, Home Office Minister, our Chair Dame Ann Limb DBE DL 🏳️‍🌈 and Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary. Good to be making that all important connection between the role of skills through joining up the potential for skilled domestic workforce and migration

Another brilliant #SkillsHub session with LTE Group on driving economic growth through skills. Many thanks to my panel John Thornhill, Ben Blackledge, and @AndyWWestwood. The #SkillsHub is the place to be this party conference season. #Lab24

Thanks Bridget Phillipson for popping by and supporting the City & Guilds team as we launched our #MakingSkillsWork report - making the life-changing link between skills and productivity, in partnership with Lifelong Education Institute & @Res_Publica. Read the report here: cityandguilds.com/news/september…

A great evening yesterday to ‘come together’😉at the The Beatles Story and discuss that all important link between skills and productivity with speakers: Dame Ann Limb DBE DL 🏳️‍🌈, Richard Parker and Andy Forbes @Lifelong_ed and launch our #MakingSkillsWork report: cityandguilds.com/news/september…

A fantastic turnout for today’s City & Guilds #SkillsHub session – huge thank you to our incredible panellists Corrienne Peasgood OBE, Simon Ashworth, Jonathan Brash MP and John Foster for sharing your insights on the importance of skills in ensuring productivity for growth.

Great first conversation with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith at #Lab24. Grateful to share findings from our newly launched #MakingSkillsWork report, which aligns with today’s government reports and the positive announcement on skills and apprenticeship levy reform. Dame Ann Limb DBE DL 🏳️‍🌈

Another fantastic display of support for skills #CPC24! I’ve been blown away by the effort from the City & Guilds team, CitadelComms, and our partners to put skills high on the agenda during this party conference season. Some of my conference highlights include 👇

Every learner’s journey begins somewhere, often with a passion, a goal, or a dream. Join us and take a look through time at how our five #CityAndGuilds alumni began their careers. 👨‍🍳 🧵 💇‍♀️ 🌱 🎙️ Share your story using #MySkillsStory. #SkillsChangeLives #MyCityAndGuilds

Today, the Labour government has announced a £22 billion investment into carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years, with Teesside at its heart. Our area was once the engine room of the British economy and under this government, we will be again.

🚨 Popular courses facing the axe under controversial level 3 reforms may now survive after a “fundamental shift” signalled by the government. feweek.co.uk/btec-survival-…

What a refreshing blast of straight forward talking and encouragement for FE and Skills from Jacqui Smith & Bridget Phillipson - much appreciated by City & Guilds Lifelong Education Institute and I am sure many others in the sector Department for Education

You’ll often hear me say how proud I am of the work we do across City & Guilds, and reading our latest Impact Report, it’s easy to see why. Launching today at our Autumn Council meeting, this report outlines our impact over the last year. Read it here: cityandguildsfoundation.org/about-us/our-i…

The 2024 Princess Royal Training Awards ceremony took place at the wonderful Goldsmiths’ Hall and what an event it was. Congratulations to all our awardees of 2024 and welcome to the prestigious alumni that you are now a proud member of. #PrincessRoyalTrainingAwards2024

What a fitting way to award two City & Guilds of London Institute Fellowships at the Princess Royal Training Awards ceremony held in the beautiful and historic Goldsmiths’ Hall. Congratulations to both Annie Warburton and Paul Robertson. #Fellowship

It’s great to see the launch of the 2025 City & Guilds #Neurodiversity Index Report today. This third report serves as a benchmark for change, showcasing what good practice looks like from employer and employee perspectives. Read the full report here: cityandguildsfoundation.org/what-we-offer/…

📣 Skills shortages threaten 1.5m new homes target as 76% of construction businesses struggle to hire. Our new report ‘Foundations for the future: Building the skills to deliver 1.5 million homes’ is out now, exploring the critical shortage of skilled workers. Read more 👇

We can’t build 1.5 million homes without skilled people. Investing in and nurturing skills isn’t optional – it’s critical. At City & Guilds, we see a clear path forward. Read the report here: cityandguilds.com/news/july-2025…