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Short duration achievement grants
We pay grants for the achievement of approved short courses, which last from 3 hours to 29 days and are focused on the core construction skills needed across the industry.
Who we work with
CITB works with construction employers, training providers, and Government to ensure that our policies are aligned to national and local policy across the UK.
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 registration review form | CITB
Only complete this form if you are an employer but believe that your business is not wholly or mainly engaged in construction industry activities. If your business is not an employer please email us at levy.grant@citb.co.uk and do not complete this
Our Councils - Membership & National Insights
Scope and objectives of the Nation Councils, and members of our Nation Councils
Policies and procedures for students
To help create a safe, healthy and supportive college environment for everyone, we’ve set up some policies and procedures for students to follow while you train with us.
Fuller working lives in construction
Fuller working lives in construction
Levy registration review form | CITB | Appeals
Only complete this form if you are an employer but believe that your business is not wholly or mainly engaged in construction industry activities. If your business is not an employer please email us at levy.grant@citb.co.uk.
Hints and tips
These hints and tips come from real-world experiences of National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) project leaders and co-ordinators.
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.
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.
Employer Networks
Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want. It’s all part of the service. Collectively employers are shaping the way funds
From Harrods to Hard Hats
Annie Summun is the Director of Kisiel Group, a London construction firm that works with private clients and developers to deliver high-end projects. With over 35 years’ management experience in different sectors, Annie’s focus is on promoting
CITB chief emails industry
Today's key messages are on Apprenticeships, the CITB Levy, Site Safety Plus, a new employer support database and a monthly construction competition for schoolchildren across England, Scotland and Wales.
A: Legal and management
Get legal and management guidance for health and safety from our list of organisations and websites.
The sky's the limit when you train up
Sky Scaffolding (Whitby) wanted to keep up with advances in scaffolding technology and needed to upskill their workforce – not only to meet rising demand, but to maximise capacity.
West Midlands
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the West Midlands
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.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 21 October 2020
The pandemic has brought significant challenges, but also caused people to come together, generating new ideas and opportunities that have gained traction at a faster pace than may have been the case. Working with Training Providers, Site Safety
Industry Funding Committee
Find out about the Industry Funding committee who advises our Board on our Industry Funding strategy, policy and investments
Site operating procedures/COVID-19 site safety checklists …
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) guidance (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) is intended to introduce consistent measures on construction sites of all types and sizes in line with the Government’s recommendations on social
Construction Employers Registration for Grants &…
Only complete this form if you believe your business is wholly or mainly engaged in construction industry activities, and you are an employer of PAYE and/or subcontractors.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 15 April 2020
Today's update on CITB’s support to industry during COVID-19 focuses on how we have been gathering employer feedback to help improve the products and services we have available during these tough times.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 7 April 2020
Today's update focuses on funding and support and the contact we’ve had with employers over the past few weeks.
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.
South West
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the South West
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 12 May 2020
Today’s COVID-19 industry update focuses on safely returning to work and includes news of a comprehensive range of COVID-19 site safety checklists and forms produced in collaboration with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) with additional
Changes to the HS&E test
Important updates and changes to the HS&E test.
The HoloLens: Transforming construction
Digital tech company, PAULEY, discusses how CITB's Flexible Fund has helped in transforming tunneling training through immersive learning.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 3 April 2020
Today's update is on remote learning and how we’re enabling you to keep training by identifying as many courses as possible that can be delivered through interfaces like Teams, Skype, Zoom, WebEx and others.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 2 April 2020
Today's update is focused on wellbeing and providing support for the NHS.
B: Health and welfare
Get health and welfare guidance for health and safety from our list of organisations and websites.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 4 November 2020
Today’s email brings news on the launch of a free COVID-19 eCourse; further measures we’ve taken to help with Site Safety Plus training; details of changes at CITB; and extra support through virtual meetings.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 22 July 2020
Today’s email includes a reminder to register for the Government’s Construction Talent Retention Scheme. We also encourage you to have your say about the support needed to help achieve net zero.
Disbanded committees
Information on past committees is kept for historical purposes
Set up an account for HSE test group bookings
On this page you can set up an account so that you can make large group bookings (4-10 candidates) for the HS&E test.
East of England
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in East of England
Scaffolders reach new heights with CITB Funding
ASC Edinburgh Ltd has supplied commercial, industrial and domestic scaffolding in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Central Scotland for over 30 years. Here Alan Cantwell, Managing Director, discusses how CITB’s Skills and Training Fund enabled ASC to: send
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 23 June 2020
Today’s email includes news of our new CITB eCourses and the results of recent surveys of employers and training providers – research like this guides our decision-making as to support for industry at this time.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 17 April 2020
Today’s update collates, in one e-mail, the most essential information on CITB’s support to industry during COVID-19.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 14 May 2020
Today’s update begins with a video explaining why CITB has had to make difficult funding decisions in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Why it was worth it for the Property Care Association
It may be a relatively small trade body, but the Property Care Association (PCA) found the successful outcomes of a pilot course easily outweighed the effort of applying for CITB funding.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 8 April 2020
Today's update focuses on remote learning and a database of local and regional support.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 16 June 2020
Today’s email includes news about remote learning courses and their extension to the end of the year.
How one employer is training future female leaders
As today marks International Women’s Day, Dawn Hillier, Head of Standards and Qualifications Strategy at CITB, takes a closer look at the efforts being made to support female progression through CITB’s Leadership and Management Development Fund.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 17 December 2020
As our last update before Christmas, I wanted to reflect on the turbulent year we’ve had, and how we have worked together to meet the skills challenges construction has faced. There has been a real emphasis on keeping workers safe on site,
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 26 August 2020
Today’s email contains important information on grant changes; a reminder about the Construction Talent Retention Scheme; news of free mental wellbeing training; and, finally, proposed changes to CITB’s size and structure.
Multi-skilling for the future with B4Box
Social building enterprise B4Box identified a strong business case for developing a multi-skilled workforce – but with a lack of multi-trade training providers out there, they decided to do it themselves.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 15 July 2020
Today's update includes information on the Talent Retention Scheme; additional Apprenticeship Support and Standards; and NCC and HS&E Test Centre re-openings.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 21 April 2020
Today’s update details our increase of training standards suitable for remote learning for industry, from 22 to 180.
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