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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has revealed that its consultation with the construction industry on Levy Proposal options for 2026 – 29 ahead of Consensus next year will run from 26 September until 24 October. During this four-week engagement period, CITB will host a series of

Martin Smith, aged 38 from Strathdee Properties in Craigellachie, has been crowned Scottish Plant Operator Challenge Champion 2024 after emerging victorious at the national competition over the weekend. The event, sponsored by the CITB, took place on July 27th at Errol Airfield in Perthshire, where

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to 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 genera

Lewis Frew and Sandy Coull have been recognised as Apprentices of the Year 2023/2024 by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA). The announcement was made at the trade association’s annual dinner held earlier this month.

The Highland Council’s Employability Service and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration to offer a pre-employability programme which seeks to support out-of-work young people on a pathway to the trades. Supported through the Scottish

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and the CITB  have announced that the first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship will commence on 8th January 2024.

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.

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry-wide initiative Make It Visible.

A new free eCourse has been developed in partnership with Build UK and fire industry experts, with the aim of improving the sector’s knowledge of fire safety measures in buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and subsequent inquiry, the industry has worked hard to increase saf

Gordon Durno has been crowned UK Plant Operator of the Year following a national competition which took place at the CITB National Construction College in Bircham Newton last month. The 56-year-old, who works for Currie Contractors in Moray, demonstrated his skills honed over a lifetime in the indus

CITB is piloting changes across a series of plant training standards and grants to help standardise plant training and testing requirements across the construction industry.

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, the latest Local Skills Scotland report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has found. The re

Have you got a big idea that could have a positive impact on the construction industry? The Industry Impact Fund could be just what you need to turn that idea into a reality.

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

Important changes are being made to the CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals (MAP), supported by the launch of updated revision materials for candidates. The MAP test is an important way of assessing that Managers and Professionals know how to keep the