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36-508: In 2005 the company was acquired by the City and Guilds of London Institute , retaining its independent awarding body status until August 2009. In January 2010 all active HAB candidates registered since 1 September 2006 were transferred onto City & Guilds awards . This award -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City and Guilds of London Institute The City and Guilds of London Institute

72-693: A Central Institution in London and to conduct a system of qualifying examinations in technical subjects. Unable at once to find a large enough site within the City of London for their Central Institution, the CGLI occupied a building on land alongside Exhibition Road in South Kensington, although its headquarters were in Gresham College in the City. At the time John Watney was both secretary to

108-633: A level 6 NVQ qualification, despite involving only academic components, and associates are eligible to use the post-nominal letters ACGI. Fellowship (FCGI) is the highest honour conferred by the Council of the City and Guilds of London Institute to recognise outstanding professional and personal achievement. Fellows are leaders of industry, education & academia or government & public sector who have achieved remarkable success in their respective fields. Generally, they hold senior roles such as CEOs, board members or specialist employees or consultants at

144-619: A relevant industry. It is no longer awarded. The City and Guilds Awards for Professional Recognition are accredited awards offered at levels 4 (academic first-year undergraduate or certificate of higher education level) to 7 (academic master's degree or postgraduate certificate or diploma level) of the Regulated Qualifications Framework , corresponding to the Licentiateship (LCGI), Affiliateship (AfCGI), Graduateship (GCGI) and Membership (MCGI) of

180-600: A suite of awards at level 4 of the RQF for people who want to gain advanced technical skills and broader management knowledge. As of February 2017, most have been discontinued and while the Higher Professional Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management is still running, it is no longer open to new learners. The Master Professional Diploma (MPD) was a level 7 award suitable for those working at higher levels in

216-495: A wide range of subjects ranging from Professional Engineering , Engineering Technology , Management, and Building Services Engineering to various levels of apprenticeships, for higher technicians , tradesman , Craft , Travel, and Tourism. These qualifications consist of outcomes competencies-based units, covering core, specialised, and key technical and management areas, which are assessed by means of examinations and written assignments. Higher Professional Diplomas (HPD) were

252-676: Is also a registered charity and is the awarding body for City & Guilds and ILM qualifications, offering many accredited qualifications mapped onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework . The institute's president is the Princess Royal who accepted this role in June 2011 (following her father the Duke of Edinburgh , who held the position for nearly 60 years), and the Chair of Council is Dame Ann Limb , who took office in 2021. City & Guilds

288-485: Is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies to develop a national system of technical education, the institute has been operating under royal charter , granted by Queen Victoria , since 1900. The Prince of Wales , later King Edward VII , was appointed the first president of the institute. The City and Guilds of London Institute

324-521: Is composed of a number of businesses including ILM, Kineo, The Oxford Group, Digitalme, and Gen2. A meeting of 16 of the City of London's livery companies in 1876 led to the foundation of the City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education (CGLI), which aimed to improve the training of craftsmen , engineering technicians , engineering technologists , and professional engineers . The two main objectives were to create

360-695: The Government School of Design , founded in 1837, which became the National Art Training School in 1853, and finally in 1896 the Royal College of Art , under which name it still flourishes. It developed what became known as the South Kensington system in art education. The headmaster until 1875 was Richard Burchett . On the science side it ran classes in South Kensington in the 1870s, which led directly to

396-751: The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) was formed through the merger of NEBSM and the Institute of Supervisory Management (ISM) and became part of the City & Guilds Group. In 2004, the National Proficiency Tests Council (NPTC) – specialists for agricultural land-based qualifications – became part of the City & Guilds Group. In 2005, the Hospitality Awarding Body (HAB) – specialists in awards for hospitality and catering – became part of

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432-938: The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW), and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). As of November 2016, City & Guilds offers 2312 different regulated qualifications, more than any other awarding body. These cover entry level to level 7 on the RQF, with most qualifications falling in the entry-level to level 3 range. The range of vocational qualifications covers areas such as engineering technician , arts and craft , tradesman , health and social care , hairdressing , automotive maintenance , construction, and catering, but also more obscure subjects such as sheep shearing , DJing, flower arranging , and even door supervision (bouncer). The qualifications available include National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs), most of which are offered at level 2 or 3, although City & Guilds offer NVQs up to Level 7. With 229 NVQs on

468-472: The City & Guilds Group. In January 2010, all active candidates were transferred to City & Guilds courses to remove duplicate award provisions across the Group. In 2008, the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development was formed as part of the City & Guilds Group. Its mission is to influence and improve skills policy and practice worldwide through an evidence-based approach. The charitable aims of

504-513: The City & Guilds group, specialising in qualifications for supervisors and junior managers. In 1973, the Technician Education Council (TEC) was created to unify technical education, eventually taking over the validation of courses in further and higher education. These courses led to Ordinary National Certificates and Diplomas (ONC/Ds) and Higher National Certificates and Diplomas (HNC/Ds), which were previously

540-564: The City and Guilds Institute, together with a number of livery companies in their own right, maintained seats on the governing body (the Court) of Imperial College until its reorganisation in 2002. In 2002, under Imperial College's new faculty structure, City and Guilds College, along with the other constituent colleges, ceased to exist as a separate entity. In September 2013 the Mechanical and Aeronautical engineering building at Imperial College

576-433: The City and Guilds of London Institute are: "Providing internationally recognised qualifications, awards, assessments and support for individuals and organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas across a wide range of occupations in industry, commerce, the public services and elsewhere." The charitable objects of the institute, as defined in its royal charter, are: "For the purposes of all such branches of science and

612-706: The Graduate Diploma or Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Postgraduate Diploma. Candidates for professional registration are considered individually through the normal assessment procedures of the relevant professional body for their specific discipline. The graduate and post graduate diplomas are offered in five areas: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic and telecommunication engineering, and information technology. These qualifications can lead to professional registration (IEng or CEng as appropriate) through

648-647: The Great Exhibition for educational purposes. That donation funded a large site in South Kensington accommodating the Science and Art Department, the South Kensington Museum , and other bodies. In 1856 the Science and Art Department was absorbed by a new Education Department , but retained considerable autonomy in promoting artistic and scientific higher education, especially for teacher training. The Science and Art Department took over

684-517: The Gresham Committee and the CGLI. Evening classes were offered at a school on Cowper Street, off City Road , enabling instruction in chemistry and physics to be provided to those who wished to continue their education after working during the day. The school proved such a success that new premises had to be found in nearby Leonard Street, which was formally opened on 19 February 1893 as Finsbury Technical College. The institute's director at

720-594: The Oxford Group but has since included the acquisition of Adelaide-based e3Learning, an Australian corporate e-learning and compliance provider, and the Cumbrian-based specialist nuclear industry training provider Gen2. Faced with their continuing inability to find a substantial site, the companies were eventually persuaded by the secretary of the Science and Art Department , General Sir John Donnelly (who

756-703: The Register of Regulated Qualifications (as of November 2016), City & Guilds offers more different NVQs than any other organisation. City & Guilds launched the TechBac in 2014. This is a baccalaureate-style qualification aimed at 16–19-year-olds and taking in qualifications in technical skills and workplace skills. It is available at level 2 and level 3, with the level 3 awards attracting UCAS points that can count towards admission to university or college courses. The TechBac can be studied in eleven subjects: City & Guilds offers higher-level qualifications in

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792-400: The conservation of three-dimensional cultural artefacts, books, and paper. The City and Guilds Institute maintains a link with the art school through its charitable grant support of projects delivering Widening Participation activity. Since 2015, the City & Guilds Group has moved back into delivering training as well as offering qualifications. This was originally through its acquisition of

828-418: The fine arts and for the advancement, dissemination, propagation, promotion, culture, and application of all such branches of science and the fine arts as a benefit or are of use to or may benefit or be of use to productive and technical industries especially and to commerce and industry generally or any branch thereof." City & Guilds is an awarding body offering many accredited qualifications mapped onto

864-464: The following three discipline-specific professional engineering institutions: The Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute is awarded to undergraduates of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London upon completion of their studies. It is a legacy of the historic City and Guilds College and association between the City and Guilds of London and the college. It is considered

900-518: The formation of the Normal School of Science , a constituent college of Imperial College London . From 1859 the Science and Art Department had offered examinations for prospective science teachers, and promoted evening classes in science across Britain. From 1872 the Science and Art Department began offering scientific higher education directly through evening classes at the South Kensington site. In 1880 these classes acquired formal recognition as

936-848: The institute. According to City and Guilds, the characteristics of someone gaining a Professional Recognition Award are: Licentiateship (LCGI): "A level 4 Professional Recognition Award (Licentiateship) candidate would typically: Affiliateship (AfCGI): "A level 5 Professional Recognition Award (Affiliateship) candidate would typically: Graduateship (GCGI): "A level 6 Professional Recognition Award (Graduateship) candidate would typically: Membership (MCGI): "A level 7 Professional Recognition Award (Membership) candidate would typically: City & Guilds offers graduate (level 6) and postgraduate (level 7) diplomas in engineering. These have been designed in conjunction with professional engineering bodies to ensure that holders can apply for professional registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) with

972-489: The national or international level. The FCGI is equivalent to level 8 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), the same level as a PhD or Professional Doctorate . Science and Art Department The Science and Art Department was a British government body which functioned from 1853 to 1899, promoting education in art, science, technology, and design in Britain and Ireland . The Science and Art Department

1008-692: The new Imperial College Faculty of Engineering, unite under the City & Guilds College Association. Established in 1897 as the Old Centralians, the Association adopted its current name in 1992. In 1953 the Associated Examinations Board (AEB) was established and administered by City & Guilds. 1964 saw the creation of the National Examining Board for Supervisory Management (NEBSM) as part of

1044-772: The responsibility of professional bodies. It also saw the introduction of the City & Guilds Mnemonic Code for computer teaching. In 1974, the Business Education Council (BEC) was established, again administered by City & Guilds. This had the remit to rationalise and improve the relevance of sub-degree vocational education in Further Education and Higher Education colleges and in Polytechnics . Within 18 months, BEC took over responsibility for non-technical ONCs, ONDs, HNCs, HNDs, and other qualifications. BEC merged with TEC in 1984 to form

1080-563: The separately administered Business & Technology Education Council (BTEC). This then merged with the University of London Examinations & Assessment Council (ULEAC) in 1996 to form Edexcel . In 1990 City & Guilds purchased the Pitman Examinations Institute, and Pitman Qualifications Single Subject awards in business and administration and English language proved to be successful worldwide. In 2002,

1116-720: The site were the Royal School of Mines and the Royal College of Science . In 1907, the latter two colleges were incorporated by royal charter into the Imperial College of Science and Technology , and the CGLI Central Technical College was renamed the City and Guilds College in 1907, but not incorporated into Imperial College until 1910. Although the City and Guilds College was for much of its life governed through Imperial College ,

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1152-543: The time was Sir Philip Magnus , later University MP . Finsbury College was intended as the first of a number of feeder colleges for the Central Institution but was almost the only one founded. Finsbury College continued its separate existence until 1926. The City & Guilds of London Art School was established in 1854, as one of the first Government Schools of Design, in Kennington , south London. It

1188-553: Was also a Royal Engineer ) to found their institution on the 87-acre (350,000 m ) site at South Kensington bought by the 1851 Exhibition Commissioners (for £342,500) for 'purposes of art and science' in perpetuity. The Central Technical College building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse , better known as the architect of the Natural History Museum . Located adjacent to the Central Institute on

1224-578: Was created as a subdivision of the Board of Trade in 1853, expanding the existing Department of Practical Art . Its first superintendent was Henry Cole , and it supported not just science but also "practical arts" – i.e. technology and design . The department benefited substantially from the Great Exhibition of 1851, part of the profits of which were distributed by the Commissioners of

1260-405: Was originally named Lambeth School of Art and was set up to provide training in carving, modelling, and architectural decoration. In 1879 the art school began a close working relationship with the City and Guilds Institute. This lasted until 1971 when the art school became an independent charity. The art school focuses on undergraduate and postgraduate study of fine art, stone, and wood carving, and

1296-565: Was renamed City and Guilds Building to acknowledge the historical legacy. Its name also survives however in the City & Guilds College Union (CGCU)—the student union for the Imperial College Faculty of Engineering and the Imperial College Business School —and in the City & Guilds College Association (CGCA). Alumni of the CGLI Central Technical College, the City and Guilds College, and

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