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Industry Impact Fund
The Industry Impact Fund is aimed at construction employers looking to make a positive difference to the construction industry by developing solutions to key challenges faced by the workforce across the UK. The fund launched April 2023 and is the
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Net zero action plan
Construction Skills Fund
Learn about the DfE funded on-site training hubs and how it will get people into construction jobs
Grants & Funding for Training Courses
CITB grants & funding covers day to day training, including short courses, qualifications and apprenticeships. Find out more about training grants
Results of CITB funding
Find out how commissions have benefitted the construction industry
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.
Construction Skills Fund: helping people get engaged with …
Director of Policy Steve Radley reflects on the new Construction Skills Fund and how the industry can work to make sure it has a lasting impact.
Business Plan (What We Do)
This one-year Business Plan builds upon work from 2020 which signalled our intent to focus on fewer priorities and maximise their impact.
The importance of evaluating CITB Funding
CITB is taking the first tentative steps into adopting a long-term “evaluation” mindset. Now what do I mean when I say “evaluation”?
GPS Technology, it's not the future. It's now
Gez Bonner, National Training Manager of L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Ltd, spoke with CITB about the training they offer Plant Operators to master GPS technology on construction sites and the partnership with CITB that made it possible.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 1 July 2020
Today’s email includes information on a deadline extension for applications to the current Grant Scheme Year; an update on our advance apprenticeship attendance grants; and news of an extension to the Construction Skills Fund (CSF) scheme, funded
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
Results of CITB funding
Find out how commissions have benefitted the construction industry
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.
Act now or waste a generation of potential
A blog by Steve Radley, CITB Strategy and Policy Director. This article first appeared in Construction News.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 25 June 2020
Today's email shares our Skills Stability Plan 2020/21 and our plans for collecting the Levy over the next two years.
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.
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 - 25 November 2020
Today’s email contains details on the opportunities available to help shape various Standards; an update on the sale of one of our colleges; news from the Government’s Spending Review; and finally, a reminder of our virtual meetings offer.
Our funding priorities
CITB funding aims to help industry address the skills gap in construction. We invest in projects aligned to our three priorities.
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.
CITB proposes action to increase efficiency, cut costs
Consultation with employees to reduce size by 110 roles.
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Previous Freedom Of Information requests
Free funding for small businesses? “It just makes sense” …
Small and medium sized businesses across the construction industry are feeling the pressure of rising costs. And that’s why, to cover much-needed training and certificate updates for site staff, SIAD Group worked with their CITB adviser to put in
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 18 June 2020
Today’s email is a little longer than usual as I would like to bring to your attention a few matters: Fairness, Inclusion and Respect, the recent CLC People Survey results and the regular update on CITB’s support measures for industry.
Enabling the enablers: Using CITB funding for specialist…
From upskilling staff to attracting new recruits and increasing the services they offer, the team at Sanctus have enjoyed a wealth of benefits as a result of applying to CITB’s Skills and Training Fund.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 26 May 2020
Today's update highlights how important it is for us to receive and listen to your key feedback; outline some of the actions we have taken in response; and provide a link to our Customer Voice survey for you to complete if there’s something on
Success of Construction Skills Fund recognised as scheme…
The success of the Construction Skills Fund (CSF) has been rewarded with a 12-month extension by the Department for Education (DfE).
CITB unveils new direction: Investing in the construction …
Today, CITB unveiled its Business Plan for 2024-25. The new direction sets out to build on previous plans and shows how they will support and empower employers by investing £267m over the coming year.
Rising to the sustainability challenge
The Supply Chain School is an online learning platform that has received £2.5 million from the CITB Structured Fund to improve the construction industry's ability to understand sustainability issues and innovate.
The challenges and opportunities of getting apprentices…
With National Apprenticeship Week 2021 drawing to a close, CITB's Director of Strategy and Policy Steve Radley explains the challenges and opportunities of getting apprentices into the construction industry.
Maple Aion wins funding to develop skills for a major…
When the construction and civil engineering firm Maple Aion Ltd won a big contract to maintain steam pipes on a 180-acre site, it looked for ways to develop staff skills for the project.
Structural Timber Association “CITB funding was essential …
The STA, the UK’s leading timber association, received £15,000 from CITB’s Flexible and Structured Fund to make a fire safety video for its members and the wider construction industry.
NFDC course helps demolition managers remain 'eyes…
With the regulations affecting demolition in flux, the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) wanted to make it easier for Demolition Managers to renew their Certificate of Competence of Demolition Operatives (CCDO) card.
CITB sets out plan to support sector’s skills-based…
CITB has today announced its plan to help employers recover from the impact of Coronavirus, including a substantial reduction in Levy bills.
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.
Calling the construction industry: It’s 'Time to…
Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet fear and ignorance often stop us from getting the help we need. That’s why we should start talking about mental health and break down the barriers and stigmas that hold us back.
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.
CITB-funded training “a huge step forward” for Hire…
Read about how HAE's training and qualification needs have been rejuvenated after receiving funding.
Something new for something old from Carmarthenshire…
With around a third of the buildings in Wales built before 1919, there’s strong demand inside the industry for qualified heritage specialists –but a lack of training courses available.
Structural Timber Association: Standardised skills for…
In the world of off-site construction, timber frame is one of the fastest-growing techniques. But the available skills are not keeping pace with the trend.
Esh Group trains the next generation in carbon reduction
Construction and operation of the built environment accounts for almost half of all UK greenhouse gas emissions. With the Climate Change Act target to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, the industry has a long way to go.
CITB publishes plan to support sector’s skills-based…
CITB has today announced its plan to help employers recover from the impact of Coronavirus, including a substantial reduction in Levy bills.
“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.
AJC Carpentry Southern Limited values experience to grow…
In 2015, the Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists (ATLAS) faced a challenge.
Breaking Ground: New training film paves the way to a…
Every day over 65 million customers and citizens in the UK rely on the energy and utilities sector’s workforce to deliver the essential services that underpin our everyday lives: water, gas, power and waste for our homes and businesses.
Skills needs, new recruits and the challenges ahead’s…
Helping employers with their immediate skills needs, clear information to attract new recruits including from FE, and tackling long-term challenges underpin CITB’s England Plan, published today (7 April).
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