City & Guilds Authorised Representative and Strategic Partner

GEMS is the authorised representative of City & Guilds in Iraq and strategic partner for special educational projects across the Middle East & Africa providing total learning solutions to a wide range of private and public sector clients.

Founded in 1878, The City and Guilds of London Institute was founded by the Corporation of the City of London and 16 livery companies (the Guilds), to protect and promote the standard of technical education.

The current President of City & Guilds is Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who took over this role from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, in 2011.

The City & Guilds Group is a global leader in skills development and we work with governments, businesses and education centers. Helping people achieve their potential through work-based learning is core to what we do.