The changes at City & Guilds that your article describes are concerning (City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive, 14 December). For decades, City & Guilds has helped young people and adults get the skills they need to build their lives. That legacy now feels like it’s hanging by a thread due to the reported £22m cost-cutting drive.
What’s just as worrying is the apparent shift from a nonprofit mindset to a profit-driven one. If education becomes just another business, there’s always a risk that profit comes before impact. For many learners – especially those with few other options – vocational training is their path forward. If prices rise or support is cut, it will hit these people hardest.
