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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is to help a further 30 people from industry achieve Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status from the Association for Project Management (APM).

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has received the Silver Award of the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) in recognition of its support for the Armed Forces community. This follows the industry-led skills body signing the AFC and

The employer-led board of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has unveiled its new strategy, which outlines how it will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth in Scotland. 

The most significant reform to the governance of scaffolding and access training in decades has been marked today with the creation of a new independent Sector Representative Organisation (SRO) by the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation.

Lynda Armstrong OBE will stay on as the chair of Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)’s board for a further two years following the extension of her term. Her tenure was due to come to an end on 31 December 2025, but the Secretary of State for Education has confirmed this w

The engineering construction industry (ECI) workforce in Scotland could increase by 24% in the next five years, new research published today has revealed.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has created the Foundations of Effective Project Collaboration course to help developers, contractors and their supply chain better understand the cultural and behavioural attributes which can impede project success.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has awarded £400,000 to help deliver a dedicated Energy Transition Skills Hub (ETSH) in Aberdeen. 

Forth Valley College has received a £259,000 funding boost from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) to help attract the next generation of engineers in Scotland’s Central Belt.  The college, which has campuses in Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling, has been awarded

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is to invest a further £2 million for Regional Skills Hubs over the next two years. 

Subsea7 was crowned champions of the 51st ECITB ACTIVE Cup as 10 teams from companies in the engineering construction industry in Scotland competed at Carnoustie Golf Hotel near Dundee. Now in its 31st year, the event was the second ACTIVE Cup project management competition of the year, after the te

Forth Valley College will become the first college in the UK to deliver an innovative and well-respected drone training course – when it begins on Monday 24 March.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, is launching a new cross-skilling programme to support worker transferability between oil & gas and wind operations and maintena

The challenges facing Scotland to ensure it has the skilled workers needed to meet future demand in the engineering construction industry (ECI) have been highlighted in a new workforce report published today. The ECI plays a crucial role in the UK meeting its net zero ambitions, spanning sectors tha

A long-awaited review into industrial training boards (ITBs) has called for greater collaboration between industry and ITBs to develop industry-relevant training initiatives and address critical skills shortages within construction and engineering.