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Changes to the HS&E test
Important updates and changes to the HS&E test.
What We Do, Our Role & History
Annual report and accounts.
Performance reporting
Published every quarter, CITB's performance reports aim to provide an overview of where the industry’s Levy is invested and what impact it has had, allowing you to track our progress against our business plan.
Annual review, report and accounts
Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023. This year we set out to respond to feedback we received from the last Consensus and the unique workforce circumstances surrounding construction. Firstly, we empowered employers by giving them a greater say on
Construction Skills Network Brexit report
Construction Skills Network Brexit report
The construction skill gap: what can we do to help?
Skills shortages continue to challenge our construction industry, holding back important building work just at the time when the country needs more homes and infrastructure.
Card schemes
Learn about other recognised construction card schemes. Find information about applying for and renewing cards, including CSCS and CPCS.
Book a test
Information on this page is for those looking to book the CITB Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) test.
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National Occupational Standards
How do National Occupational Standards (NOS) benefit the construction industry? Amongst other things, the NOS ensure that NVQs and SVQs are more robust and consistent. Between 2020 and 2021 over 70,000 people in construction across the UK achieved
CITB Grants Scheme
Find out how grants are awarded and when you can claim them
Annual Report & Accounts for Financial Years
Annual report and accounts
Consensus 2021
Consensus 2021
CITB Apprenticeships (Hire & Become)
CITB Apprenticeships
Courses Available for Site Safety Plus (SSP)
Site Safety Plus (SSP) courses are designed to give everyone from operative to senior manager the skills they need to progress through the industry. There are a range of courses available either through classroom/remote delivery or the CITB eCourses
Find a Training Course (NCC, short, SSP, eCourse)
Find a short course offered by an Approved Training Organisation (ATO)
How to complete your Levy Return
How to complete your Levy Return
Plans and performance
CITB is dedicated to ensuring the construction workforce has the right skills for now and the future based on our three strategic priorities – Careers, Standards and Qualifications, and Training and Development.
Be FaIR accreditation
Construction employers who take up the Be FaIR Framework to use in their company, can also choose to be accredited under the framework. Getting accredited under the framework shows to both your employees as well as partners that you are serious
BeResilient
This project will increase awareness and understanding amongst small employers of the importance of organisational resilience; develop the skills and capacity to implement it with five employers and develop an approach, which enables the effective
Top 100 most influential women in construction
The Top 100 most influential women in construction was launched in 2022 and intended to showcase the influential women that work in the sector, making female and non-binary role models more visible and accessible. Now in its 3rd year, we continue to
On-site T Level Competency Pilot
Onsite Construction T Levels were launched in September 2021 with just over 100 students. T Levels are based on the same standards as apprenticeships, which gives students a strong grounding in their specialist area. Students can specialise in
Levy Strategy Committee
Find out about the Levy Strategy Committee who represents the views of Industry on the development of the 2022-25 Levy proposals
Plant standards and grants
New plant training standards and grants were launched from Monday 31 July 2023. Employers must use an Approved Training Organisation to receive grant for the new plant training standards.
What is Net Zero? | Net Zero Explained
To combat climate change, the UK became one of the first countries to commit to becoming net zero. But what is net zero, and what does it mean for construction?
BuildForce
BuildForce is a collaborative employer-led project, enabling service leavers and veterans to understand and pursue careers in construction and the built environment.
Fraudulent Construction Scheme Cards [Fake Vs Genuine]
Construction scheme card fraud is a serious issue for the industry. We work closely with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to gather evidence to prosecute fraudulent behaviour and bring criminals to account. We are also committed to
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
CITB highlights 2018
The launch of our bold, industry-backed, three- year Business Plan was one of many highlights during a busy reforming year for CITB.
Building Blocks
The Building Blocks project sits under the Structured Fund, Experiential Learning opportunity. It will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for Scotland, which will enable more universities to access the Constructionarium offer.
Site Safety Plus Courses For Construction Skills
The Site Safety Plus (SSP) suite of courses provides the building, civil engineering and allied industries with a range of courses for people seeking to develop skills in this area.
Environmental policy
CITB recognises we have a global climate emergency and that we must take action, amongst other interventions, to limit future global greenhouse gas emissions to help restrict future changes in the climate system.
Sherford Skills
The project will deliver a range of training and development interventions. The aim of this project is to deliver skills to construction firms working on Sherford Town which is being built outside Plymouth. This new town build is putting pressure on
Equality and diversity policy
Discover how CITB complies with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010
Comments, compliments and complaints
Comments, compliments and complaints. Your feedback matters to us and we listen carefully to all comments, compliments and complaints.
Think differently
The project will support 60 disabled adults across Scotland and England into employment in the construction industry through a programme of mentoring, structured training and work experience programme
Welsh Language Policy
Wales is a dual language country where services and resources are made available bilingually to the public in Wales. In 2001, CITB committed to the Welsh Language Act (1993) by producing a Welsh Language Scheme, this meant committing to delivering
Apprenticeship policies
Discover all CITB apprenticeship related policies and procedures
Scotland
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in Scotland
“Since training, work is much faster”
CITB-funded training can inspire and refresh workers of all ages in a business, just ask M.B. Roche & Sons Ltd.
Construction Skills Fund
Learn about the DfE funded on-site training hubs and how it will get people into construction jobs
CSN report highlights need for continued collaboration
CITB’s Construction Skills Network (CSN) 2018-2022 forecast shows output and employment growth despite recent political and economic upheavals. Here, Chief Executive Sarah Beale shares her thoughts on the collaborative approach needed to keep pace
South East
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the South East
Research Investment Fund
The project responds to a need to conduct research into the Plant sector to better understand the number of plant operators, and the degree of entry to – exit from the labour force.
Apprenticeship Levy
The Government Apprenticeship Levy requires all UK employers with an annual pay bill of more than £3 million to pay 0.5% of their wage bill to the Government’s Apprenticeship Service. In England, this is used to pay for apprenticeship course fees.
Audit and Risk Committee
Find out about the Audit and Risk Committee who ensure that CITB is properly managing risk.
Skills and Training fund for medium-sized businesses
See how your medium-sized company (with between 100 and 250 employees) can get funding for your construction training needs.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 3 February 2021
I hope you are having a good week so far. Today’s email includes a reminder about National Apprenticeship Week; publication of the annual Migration Survey; and details of our Annual Report and Accounts.
Experience is the best teacher
The support I’ve had from older colleagues throughout my career has been a great encouragement to me, from starting out as a gas apprentice, to first becoming a Chief Executive, a role I found extremely tough in my early days.
Members of the board
Find out who the members of the CITB Board are and which sector of the industry they represent.
Skills and Training fund for small and micro-sized…
See how your small- or micro-sized construction company (with between 1 and 99 employees) can get funding for your construction training needs.
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