Quality Assurance
Although City & Guilds offers a large number of specific examinations, it is also an accreditation agency and ensures that qualifications bearing its approval reach the appropriate standard. Over 1.5 million learners work towards City & Guilds qualifications every year and ICS continues to work closely with the City and Guilds Institute to ensure quality.
Vocational Qualifications
As an examination board, City & Guilds offers a large number of qualifications mapped onto the British National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The most common are the vocational qualifications, from Entry-level to Level 3.
- Level 1 qualifications are introductory awards, covering basic tasks and knowledge.
- Level 2 is slightly more advanced, needing some knowledge of the subject area.
- Level 3 qualifications cover more complex tasks and also start the development of supervisory skills. In many professions, level 3 is the benchmark to be considered competent.
Our range of City and Guild qualifications are below, from fashion to engineering.
Higher Level Qualifications
City & Guilds also offer higher level qualifications such as Licentiateship (LCGI), Graduateship (GCGI), Membership (MCGI), and Fellowship (FCGI). These recognise personal achievement and the application of professional knowledge in the workplace, allowing progression to the very highest levels of achievement. Should you wish to take up one of these courses please contact City and Guilds directly.