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We have been listening to industry and have heard that our current grants and funding system is complicated and can be difficult to navigate. As a result of this, we're streamlining our approach to more effectively help levy-registered employers access financial support for training.

Industry collaboration between CITB and ECITB will help empower the next generation of engineers and construction professionals The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) have today announced they are sponsoring Construction and Engineering Week 2025.

NCC apprentice Josh Burnett, 17, will be the youngest of 60 entrants competing for the title UK Plant Operator of the Year, to be judged on 6 September. Josh, who recently completed his SQA Level 2 Diploma in Plant Operations Apprenticeship at the National Construction College in Norfolk, now works full time as Plant Operator at Corrigan Contractors Ltd on the West Coast of Scotland.

The next CITB Skills & Training Conference is heading to Perth where employers and training providers will gather to discuss Scotland’s skills and training landscape. Perth Theatre and Concert Hall hosts the event on Thursday 28 August, when Graeme Dey, MSP, Minister for Higher & Further Education, will be amongst the day’s key speakers. The Minister will be joined by the CITB Executive Team and advisors, along with construction employers, industry federations, training groups, training providers and Tier 1 contractors.

The network of training providers will transform how construction training is delivered across Great Britain through genuine collaboration, dedicated support, and employer-led insights The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today launched its Training Provider Network (TPN) – which will be a single network of approved, quality assured training providers across England, Scotland and Wales.

Project creates more than 170 job opportunities for people with convictions, generating a return on social value of over £3.5m The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today released the outcome of the independent social impact study evaluating the successfully delivered ‘Mind the Gap’ programme. The programme was designed to open new pathways into construction for individuals with convictions – helping to address the sector’s skills shortage while supporting social mobility.

The £250,000 project aims to upskill over 100 rainscreen façade system installers and 24 supervisors. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today launched a £250,000 project to upskill 100 rainscreen façade system installers and 24 supervisors to accelerate remediation works required across the country.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is opening its doors at its National Construction College (NCC) in Inchinnan, Scotland to Scottish construction employers for a one-day-only event that showcases the next generation of talent and training in the trades.

Preston City Council has signed an agreement with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), committing to use the National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) Framework across all its projects. The new agreement was confirmed at a formal award presentation in Preston and will see the local authority continue to embed NSAfC principles through the updated benchmarks into its planning process, creating opportunities for skills and employment.

The best construction trainees and apprentices from across the UK have been announced following this year’s SkillBuild Regional Qualifiers. The Regional Qualifier finalists all now progress to the SkillBuild 2025 National Final in November later this year.