City & Guilds International London, UK

City & Guilds is the UK's best known awarding body for Vocational Qualifications, developing and administering examinations and assessments leading to recognised qualifications for over 120 years. City & Guilds qualifications are known and respected within industry and education around the world. City & Guilds programmes are today provided in over 100 countries world-wide and have offices in Hungry Kenya, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. City & Guilds agents operate in Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, the Gambia, Greece, Guyana, India, Italy, Mauritius, Sierra Leone and Trinidad.

Roles and services of City & Guilds
City & Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation operating under Royal charter. As a non-profit-making body 'City & Guilds encourage, assess and recognise achievement, to the benefit of the individuals, business and the community, and will provide a service to its customers which is second to none.'

City & Guilds offers a range of qualifications (known as programmes) in vocational and general subjects. The qualifications developed by City & Guilds are designed to provide a combination of practical experience and theoretical knowledge. They are therefore recognised by employers as evidence that the holder has the right skills to do a particular job, yet equally they provide a route to further and higher education and training. Since 1995 the International Product Development team has been producing IVQs, a range of international vocational qualifications specially designed for our overseas customers.

Certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas are awarded to candidates who have been successful in all the units of an assessment (examination) at a particular level. Certificates of Unit Credit record success in a component of an assessment.

Recognition
Certificates', diplomas and advanced diplomas awarded by City & Guilds International are accepted throughout the world as evidence of skills and knowledge certificated to UK standards. Furthermore, a growing number of educational institutions and professional bodies have formally recognised achievement of certain City & Guilds qualifications as meeting entry requirements and enabling exemption from some examinations.
City & Guilds qualifications are widely recognised around the world by employers such as banks, telecommunications and utilities companies, hotels, government and public service institutions, the mining and petroleum industries.

International Diplomas

• International Diploma in Teaching and Training
• Awards in Beauty Therapy
• Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering
• International Tourism
• Hospitality & Catering
• Accomodation Operations & Services
• Food & Beverage Service
• Reception Operation & Services
• Food Preparation and Culinary Arts
• Media Techniques, Journalism & Radio-Competencies
• Television & Video-Production