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CITB Vision 2020 programme update

CITB is to retain the National Construction Colleges at Bircham Newton, Norfolk and Inchinnan, Glasgow, whilst sale discussions with a training provider will continue for Erith.

How one employer is training future female leaders

As today marks International Women’s Day, Dawn Hillier, Head of Standards and Qualifications Strategy at CITB, takes a closer look at the efforts being made to support female progression through CITB’s Leadership and Management Development Fund.

”I would encourage any girls out there to consider construction as a worthwhile career”

To celebrate International Women’s Day, CITB Apprenticeships Officer Barbara Hastie, 45, explains why this is a great time for women to enter the construction industry.

Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 4 March 2021

Today’s email details the launch of our Levy consultation, an overview of Scottish National Apprenticeship week, and how next week we’ll be celebrating women in construction.

“Happy to be moving forward” – Mike gets on track with bricklaying course

20-year-old Mike Blunt from Andover has worked hard to be where he is today. Being deaf from birth may have deterred others from pursuing a career in construction, but Mike has never viewed it as a reason to hold him back.

Scottish Apprenticeship Week: Success breeds success!

As Scotland prepares to celebrate Apprenticeship Week (1-5 March), a young painter/decorator from Drumchapel has completed an incredible triple. Anthony Morton has been nominated for Apprentice of the Year at a prestigious Glasgow college – just like his boss before him and his boss’s boss before that.

New group sets high standards for Welsh apprentices

A new partnership is striving to ensure high standards for young people looking to join the construction industry in Wales.

Spotlight on construction during National Apprenticeship Week 2021

A new Construction Traineeship has been launched at the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2021.

Rupert Perkins: speaking up for SMEs as a member of CITB funding committee

Rupert Perkins is Managing Director at John Perkins Construction, which has offices in Bristol and Newport. Here he discusses his role as a member of the CITB Industry Funding Committee.

Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 9 December 2020

Today I’d like to highlight a move to digital-only certificates for Site Safety Plus; new research on how further education learners can access construction jobs; and information on Brexit preparedness.