Welcome to the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development (CSD) We aim to influence and improve skills policy and practice worldwide through an evidence-based approach.
CSD worked with JASA to evaluate their Entrepreneurship Academy Programme after its first year of operations in Johannesburg and Mpumulanga. Find out more.
This research project identified the key business benefits of offering high quality work experience placements to young people, based on an evaluation of BITC's Work Inspiration campaign. Find out more
KEITS Ltd is a training provider specialising in Apprenticeships and Diplomas in land-based industries.
Nick Grist, Head of the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development (CSD) talks about a research project in Ghana where CSD interviewed learners and employers on their attitudes and perceptions towards vocational education and training.
In a global context more and more characterised by destabilising challenges such as climate change, and exciting opportunities such as mobile and cloud technologies, how can we facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the African agriculture sector? Piera Freccero, CSD Project Manager, reports from a global meeting. Read article.
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry, particularly in countries like India where fortunately its expansion is at least partly matched by an interest in responsibility and sustainability. CSD’s Joe Shamash describes a new project, based in hotels in India, which examines how best to make community-based skills training successful, thereby maximising tourism’s local benefits. Read article.
