National Proficiency Test Council

City & Guilds can help you gain job satisfaction by developing your knowledge and skills. Our certificates show employers you have the ability to do a job to an industry recognised standard. Our qualifications are are a great mix of practical skills and theoretical knowledge. Employers rate our qualifications and look for people who have them.

Want to qualify as a sprayer operator, a chainsaw user or a tractor driver? With more than 100 qualifications to choose from, we cover a wide range of skills in the land based industry. With City & Guilds, you can contact an approved centre convenient for work or home. You can take our qualifications at a range of centres across the UK.

At City & Guilds we have over 100 years experience of vocational education and can provide qualifications in a wide range of subject areas. Whatever the subject we work closely with industry to ensure that students gain the skills to meet the needs of the workplace.

Trading Standards - Dumfries and Galloway

The Dumfries and Galloway Trusted Trader Scheme is a local business partnership aimed at increasing consumer confidence, supporting local businesses, and helping protect people from doorstep crime. The scheme is operated by Dumfries and Galloway Council Trading Standards Service. Businesses signing up to the scheme must abide by certain terms and conditions which reflect their responsible and sensible approach to the way they trade and conduct their business.

A major feature of the scheme is customer feedback which is published on an online database maintained by an independent third party, Referenceline Ltd.

Member firms shall be responsible for their work and Dumfries and Galloway Council accepts no liability for any work done.