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CITB at UKCW Birmingham

CITB is exhibiting at UKCW Birmingham from 1-3 October 2024. UKCW is the nation's largest event for the built environment sector! The CITB Customer Engagement team will be there to provide their knowledge and support to all those who attend.

The brightest talent in construction: SkillBuild 2024 national finalists announced

The best construction trainees and apprentices from across the UK have been announced after a record number of competitors took part in this year’s SkillBuild 2024 Regional Qualifiers.

CITB announces Consensus consultation for 2026-29 Levy

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced today that it will start Consensus engagement with the construction industry on Levy proposals for 2026-29 in September 2024. Consensus is a process that CITB usually undertakes every three years to ask construction employers for their views on its plans for generating Levy and the skills and training this will deliver to the industry. CITB’s core focus for the proposals being shared in September is to ensure that the exemptions and reductions stay current and appropriate.

Ofsted monitoring inspection finds “significant progress” in training quality at CITB’s National Construction College

Following a recent monitoring visit, Ofsted has today confirmed that the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) National Construction College (NCC) is making “significant progress” towards providing high-quality training for people in the construction industry.

Winners of SkillBuild construction ‘skills Olympics’ announced

The winners of the SkillBuild National Final 2023 have been announced, after 78 construction trainees went head-to-head over three days.

CITB announces support for Homebuilding Sector Skills Plan  

CITB has announced support for a Homebuilding Sector Skills Plan (PDF, 452kb) which represents a new way of working with the sector to improve skills, training and recruitment.  The plan has been created in partnership with homebuilding sector stakeholders and aims to increase the availability of skilled workers, to help meet the needs of the homebuilding pipeline. 

SkillBuild Final welcomes visitors to try their hand at construction

After more than 1,000 registrations and 17 regional heats, the top construction trainees from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Final 2023.

CITB Wales update: Reinforcing our commitment to the Welsh language

Welcome to CITB Wales quarterly update. Here’s news on our work that will help you get the most of our services across Wales.

Addressing skills gap for local workforce is vital, finds new construction skills report for Scotland

The latest Local Skills Scotland report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), shows that addressing the skills gap for local workforces is vital to support the country’s construction industry to deliver a built environment that is both energy efficient and sustainable.

Construction firms report on post-Brexit migration

Low levels of awareness and engagement with the Points-Based System (PBS) post-Brexit continue to exacerbate existing skills shortages within the sector, according to the latest Migration and Construction report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

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