ROBERTSON RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP

Dr. Robert W. Robertson receives the Fellow City and Guilds London Institute diploma from Sir Andrew Parmley, former Lord Mayor of London and Faiza Khan, MBE, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs and Foundation, City and Guilds. The ceremony was held at Mansion House in the City of London.

The City and Guilds Council stated that the Fellowship was granted “for his impactful, strategic and innovative leadership in higher education and for his commitment in promoting work-based skills and creating opportunities to assist learners in achieving their personal and professional goals. Council is honoured to confer Fellowship on Robert W. Robertson.”

City and Guilds was founded in 1878 by the City of London and traditional craft Guilds to ensure that there were properly trained employees for industry in the face of international competition. In 1900, City and Guilds was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria.

City & Guilds was one of the founding partners of Imperial College, London, and the Fellowship reflects that long and impactful association. It is a prestigious honour, recognising individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional and personal achievements in skills development, workforce readiness and workplace training including formal apprenticeships.

To date, fewer than 1,000 Fellowships have been conferred by the City and Guilds Council on individuals who have made a very significant, sustainable, evidence-based strategic contribution to industry or the education sector.

The Fellowship is considered equivalent to a doctorate on the Regulated Qualifications Framework in the United Kingdom and Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute is seen as equivalent to an Honorary Doctorate awarded by a university.

Dr. Robertson has more than twenty-five years of experience leading award-winning organizations in Canada, the United States, Central Asia and the Caribbean. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow, Commonwealth Institute, School of Advanced Studies, University of London. He serves as a consultant assisting three Caribbean countries in developing and implementing strategic workforce readiness initiatives.

Dr. Robertson previously served as the President of the University College of the Cayman Islands (2022-2025) and as the first President of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (2016-2022). He is the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist, United States Department of State; an International Scholar (Emerging Leader in the America’s), Global Affairs Canada, a Principal Fellow Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom; and he is a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise.