City & Guilds qualifications

Find out about our City & Guilds qualifications

What are they and what will I learn?

The City & Guilds Professional Recognition Awards in Leadership and Management (PRAs) are regulated qualifications which represent a vocational route to higher education.

They don’t involve new learning and you won’t have to attend a course. Instead you must show City & Guilds that you have sufficient experience of leadership and management to justify your award.

In addition to gaining a formal qualification, completing a PRA will also entitle you to use the appropriate post-nominal letters for the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Cadet Vocational College offers four levels of Professional Recognition Awards appropriate to different levels of responsibility.

 

  • City & Guilds Level 4: Candidates with supervisory experience – Click here
  • City & Guilds Level 5: Candidates with line management experience – Click here
  • City & Guilds Level 6: Candidates with middle or senior management responsibilities – Click here
  • City & Guilds Level 7: Candidates with strategic leadership responsibilities – Click here

Interested in learning more?

Frequently asked City & Guilds questions

  • In general, the following levels of responsibility for Professional Recognition Awards would be appropriate:

    • City & Guilds Level 4: Candidates with supervisory experience
    • City & Guilds Level 5: Candidates with line management experience
    • City & Guilds Level 6: Candidates with middle of senior management responsibilities
    • City & Guilds Level 7: Candidates with strategic leadership responsibilities

  • To gain these awards, you need to show us that you have the experience that City & Guilds requires by writing a reflective account to provide real-life examples of your leadership actions.

    This must be illustrated by first-hand evidence, including witness testimony, to support your reflective writing.

  • Each level of Award has six broad standards to be met:

    • Commitment to Professional Standards
    • Communication and Information Management
    • Leadership
    • Professional Development
    • Working with Others
    • Managing Customer Expectations

  • The time allowed for completion of an award is flexible over one year to suit your other commitments and pace of working. You will already have the experience you need when you enrol with Cadet Vocational College and most candidates find that they can complete in a shorter time than this.

  • You can enrol at any time of the year and the PRAs are open to anyone who has the experience of leadership and management that is required.

    This experience must be current (no more than five years old) and could have been gained either in an employed or in a volunteer role.

    Your eligibility for a particular level of award will depend on the kind of leadership experience you have.

My experience gained as a Contingent Commander in the CCF will not always be understood by a potential employer but a Level 7 qualification from City & Guilds via CVQO will be universally understood and valued.

I firmly believe the qualifications offered by CVQO are the most valuable opportunities the cadet organisation provide to its adult volunteers.

Christopher Rondel