CITB has paid out over £5 million more in grants and supported nearly 700 more employers this year compared to the same period in 2021.
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded contracts to the value of £10.5 million, to four UK-wide training organisations which will provide 10,500 free ILM leadership and management courses to all sectors of the construction industry.
Jordan Maley, an apprentice at South Lanarkshire College, has been awarded the gold medal in the Roof Slating and Tiling competition at SkillBuild 2022. A total of seven talented slating and tiling apprentices competed this year at the competition, which was held at Edinburgh College from 15 to 17 N
Top construction trainees from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Finals 2022. SkillBuild is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in partnership with WorldSkills UK, often dubbed the ‘skills Olympics&r
CITB responded quickly to a host of challenges faced by the sector by investing in apprenticeships, launching a range of innovative initiatives, and working collaboratively with industry, the organisation’s 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts reveal. The annual report, laid before Parliament on
The CITB has awarded a total of £1.3 million to two projects that will directly help address the construction industry’s skills gap and increase employment retention across the Highlands and Islands. Providing vital support to new starters at the beginning of their construction care
CITB is investing £90,000 to fund a pilot scheme which will provide mental health support for apprentices from the start of their construction industry careers. Optima UK Ltd will train further education construction tutors to be Mental Health First Aiders so they can support construction app
A recruitment campaign which set out to train high-quality assessors for the construction industry in Scotland has played a vital role in economic recovery, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has said. The two-year project launched back in early 2020 was targeted at experienced tradespe
CITB has announced a new development opportunity for employers wanting to improve leadership and management skills across their business. The launch of 11 short courses, developed following industry feedback and aligned to the Institute of Leadership and Management frameworks, will provide frontline
Construction professionals, from apprentices up to company directors, that can inspire young people by sharing experiences from their varied and rewarding careers in the industry are being encouraged to become a Go Construct STEM Ambassador. CITB, in partnership with STEM Learning, recently launched
CITB has announced an investment of more than £800,000 for the launch of a new employer network pilot project, which could revolutionise the way the construction sector access and receive funding for training in the future. Over 3,800 levy-registered construction businesses will be eligible to
CITB has announced changes to its plant standards to standardise training and testing requirements across the construction industry.
The UK construction sector is set to experience recruitment pinch points over the next five years as more than a quarter of a million additional workers will be needed to meet growing demand in the industry, the latest Construction Skills Network (CSN) report from the Construction Industry Training
CITB is investing £3 million into the Scottish construction sector to support individuals at the start of their career and increase job retention. The commission, Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities (SACO), will target the Highlands and Islands and Scotland Central and Southern, an
CITB is to invest more than £233 million across Britain to support construction throughout 2022/23 with a strong focus on three core challenges for the sector.