The City &
Guilds of London Institute was established in 1878 by the City of London
Corporation and 16 of the City Livery Companies. It received a Royal Charter
from Queen Victoria in 1900. It is an awarding body providing qualifications
that are recognised world wide as hallmarks of achievements, skills and
competencies certificated to British standard.
In its early days City & Guilds (as the Institute is now referred
to) focused most of its energies on developing institutions that would
promote education and training. In 1879, it established the first Technical
College in Finsbury and five years later it set up the City & Guilds
College, which still exists today as the Engineering and Computing Studies
Faculty of Imperial College, University of London.
Examination and certification quickly became the core function of City
& Guilds and a range of occupationally-related syllabuses was developed
at a number of different levels.
In recent years City & Guilds has developed a suite of general educational
awards, alongside its vocational qualifications and has responded energetically
to the government's desire to develop a National Framework of Awards.
As well as being one of three awarding bodies in the UK for General National
Vocational Qualification (GNVQ), City & Guilds is also the largest
provider of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ).
City & Guilds has been offering its services overseas since 1887.
A seperate business unit, City & Guilds International, was established
in 1992 with HRH The Prince Philip - Duke Edinburgh
as its President. Prince Philip was the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece
and in 1947, Philip married Princess Elizabeth, now the Queen, to whom
he was related. City & Guilds is the UK’s leading provider of
vocational qualifications. City & Guilds awards over one million certificates
every year and offers 800 qualifications in 22 occupational sectors in
over 100 countries worldwide, and has over 4,500 approved centres world
wide. The group's international interest has been dramatically extended
in 1990 when City & Guild acquired Pitman Examination Institute (now
renamed Pitman Qualification).
Our customers are satisfied with the unique qualifications they provide:
Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong:
'Most technician courses offered by the seven Technical Institutes of
the Vocational Training Council in Hong Kong have been accredited by City
& Guilds since October 1994. The comprehensive system of accreditation
has helped maintain the standard of our courses and meet the needs of
industry.'
The former, Printing, Newspaper and Packaging Industries' Training
Board of South Africa:
'We have had a fruitful relationship with City & Guilds since 1991
and together we have developed a unique certification system for the sector,
that is enabling it to be vibrant and internationally competitive.'
Lürssen Logistics, Germany:
'We have been working with City & Guilds since 1993, and we must say
that it has always been a good and non-bureaucratic co-operation between
us. The approval from City & Guilds for our Naval Engineering Training
is a great benefit for our company.'
| Key
Statistics |
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| Total Income | £50.7m |
| Admin costs as % of Total Expenditure | 10.1% |
| Admin costs as % of Total Income | 9.62% |
| No. of employees | 537 |
| Total Funds | £40.8m |
| Total Investments | £15.8m |
Pitman Qualifications
Pitman Qualifications operates in over 85 countries, offering examinations
and qualifications, which certify the skills necessary for modern workforce,
and recognised world-wide by employers as a gurantee of high quality business
skills.
Pitman Qualifications have more than 150 years' of experience in education
and training. With Pitman Qualifications you can be assured of:
- Qualifications recognised by employers, official organisations and professional bodies as a gurantee of high quality skills.
- Qualifications that are skill based and designed to encourage personal effectiveness.
- 'On-demand' examinations, available when you want them.
- Fast certification
- A short feedback report for any unsuccessful student.
- You can use any suitable equipment, software or system for the relevant exams.
- Grading on all examination
- The integrity of total external assessment
- Progression to other levels and qualifications
- Qualifications that can give you part or full credits for prior achievement
and qualifications
Imperial College
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine is an independent constituent part of the University of London.Imperial College was established in 1907 in London’s scientific and cultural heartland in South Kensington, as a merger of the Royal College of Science, the City and Guilds College and the Royal School of Mines. St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and the National Heart and Lung Institute merged with the College in 1988 and 1995 respectively.
Imperial College, founded in 1907, has a reputation for excellence in science, technology, and medicine, and boasts 14 Nobel laureates, including Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.
It came fourth in the Guardian's ranking based on last year's research assessment exercise, considered one of the best guides to the quality of Britian's higher education institutions. (Source The Strait Times Wendesday, 16 October 2002)
City & Guilds, NEBS Management and Pitman Qualifications are all awarding body titles within the City & Guilds Group, which includes The City and Guilds of London Institute (Incorporated by Royal Charter Founded 1878).