@CityGuildsGroup - Ahead of A-Level results day this week (13th), Martin Hottass, Managing Director – Technical Training at City & Guilds Group has called on teachers, parents and students themselves, to consider the full range of the potential routes into employment, including alternatives to university as offered through Further Education and particularly apprenticeships:

@City&Guilds launch the Recovery and Resilience report 59% of people currently out of work state they cannot afford to pay for training: a lifeline into employment Lacking access to support networks and knowledge about where to access advice, those from lower social groups are likely to be further disadvantaged  City & Guilds Group has today issued an urgent call on the Government to redirect billions of pounds of unspent and underutilised skills funding to help the newly unemployed get back into work as it releases new research on jobs and skills.

@CityandGuilds Industry Skills Board writes to @GavinWilliamson and @GillianKeegan @EducationGovUK  The City & Guilds Industry Skills Board (ISB), last night (8 Apr) sent a letter to the Department for Education – calling attention to the vital importance of the Further Education sector to employers and the wider economy, and calling for more support, equality and clarity for this sector that’s currently at risk.

@CityandGuilds Group is delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Kirstie Donnelly @K_DonnellyCEO as Chief Executive Officer  Kirstie joined City & Guilds Group in 2011 as Director of Product Development in City & Guilds before becoming Manager Director of City & Guilds and ILM, leading the assessment, credentialing and apprenticeship offers. She received an MBE in June 2011 for contributions to e-learning in the FE/adult learning sector.

#UntappedPotential - Ahead of International Women’s Day #IWD20 new research from @CityandGuilds Group, reveals that women are still locked out of top jobs  The data pulled from their Missing Millions report, highlights that almost a fifth of women have faced barriers to securing better jobs, simply because they are unable to work the hours required – and this is more than double the amount of men who stated they have experienced the same issue.