City & Guilds – 128 years young!

• Established 1878

• Awarded Royal Charter in 1900

• Not-for-profit – a registered charity

• Nearly 2 million learners in a year

• Over 500 qualifications

• Serving lifelong learners from 14 to 102

• Represented in 100 countries

• 12 UK offices; 7 International Branches

Our vision

We work to build a world in which all people and organisations can access the skills needed for economic and personal well being.

We will be provide more people with relevant skills, to increase prosperity for individuals, employers and nations. Skills for prosperity.

and mission

Working in partnership

In the UK:

• Sector Skills Councils – setting occupational standards

• Department for Education and Skills

• Skills Task Force, Skills Strategy Steering Group

• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)

Internationally:

• Ministries of Education

• employers and occupational standards bodies

• British Council

• over 8,000 education & training providers worldwide

City & Guilds expertise

• 128 years of experience in assessment and certification

• Leading edge industry/ occupational standards

• Global reach with international recognition & certification

• International expertise in - standard setting- assessments- learning and teaching support (emerging area)- customised solutions

• Raising local qualifications to international standards

• Reliable and effective quality assurance

International dimension

• Dedicated international services since 1993

• Presence in 100 countries

• 8,000 approved overseas centres

• Seven branches: Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Europe

• Number of representatives

• International recognition

• Global strategy

• ISO 9001 and Investors in People accreditation

Specific functions

• Provision of Award Documentation

to record that a candidate has met the prescribed

requirements for employment or education progression

to recognise competence (skills ability)

to recognise excellence of attainments

• Customised solutions

products tailored to specific needs

training and consultancy

• City & Guilds does NOT provide training

(no such thing as a ‘City & Guilds training programme’)

International products

• IVQs: International Vocational Qualifications

• City & Guilds business support qualifications (known as City & Guilds Pitman Qualifications until 1 Oct 05)

IVQs

• Standards must be workable worldwide

• Language of the exams: English (Chinese in HK and China)

• Written question papers set and marked by City & Guilds UK

• Recognised by universities, professional organisations, employers and governments

• Delivered through centres

PRACTICAL

Assessed locally

EXAM

Set and marked in UK

FULL AWARD

Certificate of Unit Credit Certificate of Unit Credit

Structure of IVQs

*Note: for some Technician IVQs there is an ‘Applied’ and Theory route

• Construction Technician (6165)

• Electrical Engineering (8030-2000)

• Engineering Technician (2565)

• Motor Vehicle Engineering (3905)

• Telecommunication Systems (2730)

• e-quals (7262)

Technician IVQs

Vocational IVQs

• Retailing (1121)

• International Tourism (4867)

• Food Preparation and Culinary Arts (7065)

• Food and Beverage Service (7066)

• Reception Services (7067)

• Accommodation Services (7068)

• Hairdressing (1122)

• Beauty Therapy (1123)

• International Teaching and Training (1104)

• Sales & Marketing (4410)

Business support qualifications

• Formerly known as Pitman Examinations, Pitman Qualifications and

City & Guilds Pitman Qualifications

• Brand migration as of 1 October 2005 to ‘City & Guilds’

• Founded in 1837 by Sir Isaac Pitman

• Over 160 years service to educational and training bodies around the

world

• Strength lies in office and business skills and English language

qualifications (including ESOL and Access Certificate in English

Language Teaching - ACE)

Recognitions

• Higher education- English language proficiency for admission - progression into undergraduate programmes

• Professional organisations- membership (or membership points)- exemptions

• Employers- industry skills benchmarks- recruitment - staff training & development

• Governments- accreditation- joint certification

Thank you.

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