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Transforming the construction skills landscape
The launch of this year’s Business Plan is a significant step forward in our longer-term ambition to transform the skills landscape.
CITB unveils new direction: Investing in the construction skills system
Today, CITB unveiled its Business Plan for 2024-25. The new direction sets out to build on previous plans and shows how they will support and empower employers by investing £267m over the coming year.
The Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards Returns for 2024
CITB is delighted to announce the launch of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards for 2024. Returning for the third year, the awards will continue to highlight the significant contributions of women from across the construction industry and showcase women in the sector in order to make female and non-binary role models more visible and accessible.
CITB welcomes new trustees to guide the future of construction training
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new voluntary trustees to its Board. Rachael Cunningham, Nikki Davis, Stephen Gray, Julia Heap, and Herman Kok will join the Board from 1 April 2024, each serving a four-year term.
Go behind the scenes with Open Doors 2024
It’s almost time for Open Doors 2024 – where construction sites come alive in front of your very eyes. Open Doors, delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB, takes visitors behind the scenes to showcase the fantastic range of careers available in construction. And there is something for everyone with more than 210 events taking place across Great Britain from Monday 18 to Saturday 23 March 2024.
Winners of SkillBuild construction ‘skills Olympics’ announced
The winners of the SkillBuild National Final 2023 have been announced, after 78 construction trainees went head-to-head over three days.
CITB announces support for Homebuilding Sector Skills Plan
CITB has announced support for a Homebuilding Sector Skills Plan (PDF, 452kb) which represents a new way of working with the sector to improve skills, training and recruitment. The plan has been created in partnership with homebuilding sector stakeholders and aims to increase the availability of skilled workers, to help meet the needs of the homebuilding pipeline.
SkillBuild Final welcomes visitors to try their hand at construction
After more than 1,000 registrations and 17 regional heats, the top construction trainees from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Final 2023.
CITB joins forces with Build UK and fire industry experts
A new free eCourse has been developed in partnership with Build UK and fire industry experts, with the aim of improving the sector’s knowledge of fire safety measures in buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and subsequent inquiry, the industry has worked hard to increase safety standards and prevent such an incident from happening again.
Free workforce wellbeing and welfare portal for all in construction
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and The Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry wide initiative Make It Visible. Make It Visible aims to make welfare and wellbeing support visible on every construction site, helping to reduce the stigma around the subject and increase awareness of the support pathways available. Having secured over £400,000 in funding from CITB, a free website portal was created earlier this year to support the initiative.
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