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The brightest talent in construction: Two weeks left to register to attend the SkillBuild National Final 2024

Don’t miss out on your chance to watch the country’s top construction talent go head-to-head at the SkillBuild National Final 2024, the largest and longest-running multi-trade skills competition in the UK.

Jordan Hurry – NCC Instructor Access

At CITB National Construction College (NCC), we’re committed to developing the next generation of skilled professionals. Hear from Jordan Hurry, a former scaffolder turned instructor, about his journey from the tools to the classroom.

CITB Skills and Training Conference heading to Wales

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is pleased to be hosting its next Skills and Training Conference in Wales on January 23.

CITB urges construction firms to pursue apprenticeship grants

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling for construction companies to accelerate the number of apprenticeship starts by claiming CITB apprenticeship grants. From April 2023 to March 2025, CITB is investing nearly £150m into apprenticeship grants, demonstrating the scale of support that’s available.

Grow your business with leadership and management training

In construction, strong leadership and management skills are often the difference between a smooth-running, cost-effective project and one filled with delays, miscommunication or even safety concerns. But leadership isn’t just about getting the job done on time – it’s being able to motivate, inspire and lead a team, while dealing with changing or demanding situations.

CITB extends Leadership and Management Training Commission to March 2026

CITB is investing £10.5 million to offer fully funded construction specific leadership and management training courses and qualifications across the UK, as part of the support needs identified by industry

Construction training easier to access with expanded CITB Employer Networks

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has finished rolling out Employer Networks across Great Britain. This initiative, which has been running as a pilot since 2022, aims to ensure that funding decisions are led by employers and supported by CITB, thereby better meeting the needs of the construction industry.

CITB improves standards across Tunnelling and Chimney Occupations

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the body that sets the standards for the construction industry, has worked with TunnelSkills, the National Specialist Training Group for the UK tunnelling sector, and the Chimney Occupations sector to review and introduce new National Occupational Standards that underpin the National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (N/SVQs).

Energy efficiency - the big opportunity for the construction industry, says new report

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and TrustMark have published a joint report to help the industry prepare for the skills required to grow the retrofit market.

Event Registration Begins for Open Doors 2025

The Countdown to #OpenDoors25 is well and truly underway with Build UK and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) encouraging organisations across the supply chain to register the events they are planning to offer from Monday 17 ‐ Saturday 22 March.

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