The biggest UK assessment sector news story in 20 years. City & Guilds, synonymous with ‘the trades’ and vocational education,   has been sold . Just like Xerox, Hoover, and Sellotape – Guilds is a rare genericised brand that the general public instantly recognise.   Its acquirer is   PeopleCert . A privately owned company led by its founder and owner Byron Nicolaides. The sale proceeds will go to founding a separate charitable wing. The exact playbook used by   Pearson on ac

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