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An independent survey into the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has criticised the body for having “little or no impact on its primary mission of encouraging the provision of training” among the sector’s SMEs. Research released today by Hudson Contract found that only 9 per cent of

Steve Radley The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to treble the number of construction employers that are surveyed as part of its compulsory Levy Order Consensus process.

Unemployed people with disabilities are being helped into work through an innovative £900,000 programme which is being piloted in Scotland by Mitie and CITB. The ‘Think Differently’ initiative is designed to encourage employers to actively recruit candidates with autism, learning disabilities p

Three construction work experience and pre-employment programmes in Scotland have been successful in receiving financial assistance from the latest round of CITB funding. Eleven other projects, based in England and Scotland, shared over £800,000 from CITB in this latest round of Flexible and Struct

Ayla Foulis, Painting and Decorating prize winner Three Scottish construction apprentices have been recognised as being among the best in the UK after winning awards at the SkillBuild 2016 final.

CITB strategic partnerships manager Michael Lennox and Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Homes for Scotland (HFS) have launched a new £250,000 scheme to train non-trade employees.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has created a new industry relations director role to boost industry engagement at a time of critical change for employers. Construction firms face major changes, including the economic uncertainty caused by Brexit, an overhaul of skills policy and Fur

Ian Hughes Training to kick-start the careers of under-represented groups and a programme to use drones to reduce health and safety risks in roofing are among the projects to be supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in its latest round of Flexible and Structured funding.

The latest round of successful applicants for the Skills and Training Fund has been announced by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The fund, which is part of CITB’s Flexible Fund, grants up to £5000 for levy payers with fewer than 50 employees, to provide skills and training to the

Patricia Gibson MP and Kenny Gibson MSP meet Kier Group apprentices Patricia Gibson, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, and Kenny Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, visited the site of Garnock Community Campus last week as part of a week-long campaign to get more people into the construction industry.

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh will open its dorrs as part of the event The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Build UK have joined forces for a week of exclusive, behind-the-scenes events at some of the best building sites in Scotland.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced the timeline for consulting with construction employers on how its levy could work alongside the UK government’s Apprenticeship Levy. The Consensus process, a full consultation with the construction industry on the CITB Levy, will take

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy (ASET) have signed a deal to build the first scaffolding training centre in the North East of Scotland. The state-of-the-art facility, based in Aberdeen, will train and upskill the Scottish work for

A survey has revealed very real concerns about the prevalence of mental health problems amongst construction workers, while another has urged the industry to increase its performance in managing workplace related stress. The results of a survey of its members by UCATT, which was published at the uni

A judicial review into CITB’s construction industry training levy has been dismissed at the Royal Courts of Justice. The legal action was taken against the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), with CITB named as an interested party, by payroll company Hudsons Contract Services Ltd.