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Background


City & Guilds was established in 1878 to encourage education and training in and for the workplace. City & Guilds is the leading vocational awarding body in the UK, awarding almost 50% of all National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). The organisation also provides unique, internationally recognised qualifications across the world through City & Guilds International. There are more than 8,500 approved City & Guilds centres worldwide offering more than 500 qualifications in almost all sectors - from agriculture to hairdressing, and from IT to vehicle maintenance. Altogether, the City & Guilds Group awards over one million certificates every year.

Carers UK are a campaigning body and the lead partners on the Action for Carers and Employment (ACE National) Project, which is running from May 2002 - May 2005, and funded by European Social Fund EQUAL1 programme.

...continue to history of e-learning in Carers UK




1 EQUAL is a European Union programme providing funding from the Social Fund to support large partnerships working together to bring opportunities for learning and employment to marginalized and at risk groups.




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