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CITB Press Office contacts-2020
To contact the press team please email: press.office@citb.co.uk
Contact details for journalists only:
- Richard Purnell - 07786 336 243
- Bernadette Galbraith (Scotland)
- Mark Piggott (England)
- James Willsher (England)
- John Gilheaney (Wales)
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Britain builds back: Construction will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand
Scotland construction sector to grow 4.1% with 26,250 extra jobs needed to meet demand
Construction in Scotland has come back strongly from COVID-19, needing 26,250 extra jobs to be created by 2025.
Britain Builds Back – Welsh construction to need over 9,000 new workers by 2025 to meet demand
Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic, and most of the industry will reach 2019 levels of output in 2023.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 9 June 2021
Your CITB update this week has two main items: news of a bounce back in construction output predicted in our new 2021-25 skills forecast, and details of a free health and wellbeing conference for employers.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 9 June 2021
Your CITB update this week has two main items: news of a bounce back in construction output predicted in our new 2021-25 skills forecast, and details of a free health and wellbeing conference for employers.
Consensus consultation on Levy Proposals to start next month
The Construction Levy rates will remain the same for 2022-25 under proposals confirmed by the CITB Board on 21 May, with industry support to be measured this summer.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 26 May 2021
Today’s email details the freezing of Construction Levy rates and the SkillBuild 2021 qualifier competitions.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update – 20 May 2021
Today I want to talk about how the Skills & Training Fund can support Medium-sized businesses; some hopefully useful information about the Levy Return 2021; news about some free webinars for training providers; and the results of the CLC ‘People Survey’, which provides a snapshot of the construction workforce as we move out of the pandemic.
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 12 May 2021
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Research by CITB has shown that almost all construction workers have experienced stress in the last year, and more than a quarter have experienced suicidal thoughts.
“This has to stop. Too many people are struggling – I hope my story can help.”
“I’m a 6 ft 3, an ex-rugby player with a face like a kicked-in biscuit tin – I’m not the sort of person you expect to stand up and talk about this. But if one person working in construction can take something from this, then it’ll help.”
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 5 May 2021
Today’s email details the CITB’s plans for returning to face-to-face customer support, and our end of year review.