Short qualifications we pay grant for
We pay grant for the short qualifications listed below. If we have listed pathways below the qualification title, only those listed are eligible for grant.
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Management qualifications - £1500* (for achievements up to and including 31 December 2025)
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Built Environment Design Management |
|
6 |
9 |
|
Construction Contracting Operations Management |
|
6 |
9 |
|
Construction Site Management |
|
6 |
10 |
|
Construction Senior Management |
|
7 |
11 |
|
Senior Site Inspection |
|
6 |
*Enhanced grant for Management or Supervision qualifications is only payable for the first qualification achieved by an individual up to the end of December 2025. Subsequent achievements in these categories will receive the standard £600 rate. The enhancement ends at the end of December, and all Management and Supervision qualifications achieved from January 2026 will receive £600.
Supervision Qualifications - £1250* (for achievements up to and including 31 December 2025)
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Built Environment Design |
|
3 |
6 |
|
Construction Contracting Operations |
|
3 |
6 |
|
Construction Site Supervision |
|
4 | 7 |
|
Occupational Work Supervision (Construction) |
|
3 |
6 |
|
Site Inspection |
|
3 |
6 |
*Enhanced grant for Management or Supervision qualifications is only payable for the first qualification achieved by an individual up to the end of December 2025. Subsequent achievements in these categories will receive the standard £600 rate. The enhancement ends at the end of December, and all Management and Supervision qualifications achieved from January 2026 will receive £600.
Rainscreen Cladding Qualifications - £1000
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cladding Occupations (Construction) -Rainscreen Wall Cladding Systems |
|
3 |
6 |
Awards - £240
| Qualification name | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|
|
Asbestos Awareness |
Award |
2 |
|
Building and Installation skills (1st and 2nd fix joinery) |
Award |
3 |
|
Building, Installation and Property maintenance skills |
Award |
3 |
|
Green ambassador within the construction industry |
Award |
2 |
|
Rainscreen Cladding Installation |
Award |
2 |
|
Utility Avoidance and the location of buried services in construction |
Award |
2 |
|
Understanding repair and maintenance of traditional pre-1919 buildings |
Award |
3 |
|
Introduction to External Wall Insulation and Finishes |
Award |
2 |
|
Fire Door Safety |
Award |
3 |
|
Domestic Retrofit assessment |
Award |
4 |
|
Energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings |
Award |
3 |
|
Green ambassador within the retrofit sector |
Award |
2 |
|
Retrofit |
Award |
2 |
|
Understanding domestic retrofit |
Award |
2 |
|
Tunnel Entry and associated emergency procedures |
Award |
2 |
|
Preparing for Future workplace in a construction environment |
Award |
2, 3, 4, 5 |
|
Understanding and Installing Fire Doors |
Award |
3 |
|
Understanding and Installing Passive Fire Protection |
Award |
3 |
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Access and rigging
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accessing Operations and Rigging (Construction)
|
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
Architectural Technology
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Architectural Technology |
|
7 |
Asbestos
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Asbestos Removal for Operatives |
|
2 |
|
|
Licensed Asbestos Removal for Contract Managers |
|
4 |
|
|
Supervising Licensed Asbestos Removal (Construction) |
|
3 |
Building maintenance
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building Control |
|
6 |
|
|
Building Control Surveying |
|
4 |
|
|
Building Control Technical Support |
|
3 |
|
|
Building Information Modelling (BIM) |
|
|
|
|
Building, Installation and Property Maintenance Skills |
|
3 |
|
|
Building Maintenance Multi-trade Repair and Refurbishment Operations (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
External Render - Manual and Machine Applied (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Knowledge of Construction Maintenance Operations (Multi-skilled Repair and Refurbishment) |
|
2 |
|
|
Maintenance operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Property Maintenance Operations |
|
2 |
Built environment design
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Built Environment |
|
7 |
|
|
Mini MBA in Built Environment Project and Contracts Management |
|
|
Carpentry and joinery
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Architectural Joinery |
|
3 |
|
|
Bench Joinery |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
|
Carpentry and Joinery (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 and 6 |
|
Site Carpentry |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Timber Frame Erection |
|
2 |
|
|
Wood Machining |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Wood Machining (Construction/Sawmilling Extrusion) |
|
2 | 6 |
|
Wood machining for Joinery Manufacture |
|
5 |
|
|
Wood Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
Civil engineering
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Civil Engineering |
|
3 |
6 and 7 |
|
Civil Engineering for Technicians (Institution of Civil Engineers) |
|
3 |
|
|
Construction and Civil Engineering Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Engineering surveying |
|
3 |
|
|
Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) |
|
2 |
Cladding
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cladding Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
Construction and the built environment
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Construction and Building Crafts |
|
2 |
|
|
Construction and the Built Environment |
|
3 and 5 |
|
|
Quantity Surveying |
|
4 |
7 and 8 |
|
Quantity Surveying Foundation Programme |
|
||
|
RICS Building Surveying: Principles in Practice |
|
||
|
RICS Quantity Surveying in Practice |
|
Construction contracting
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Diploma Professional Practice in Contract Management |
|
|
|
|
JCT Contracts |
|
|
Construction management
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chartered Membership |
|
|
|
|
Chartered Membership Programme (CMP) & Professional Review |
|
|
|
|
CIOB Construction Site Management |
|
4 |
|
|
CIOB Construction Site Supervisory Studies |
|
3 |
|
|
Construction Fire Safety & Fire Risk Management |
|
6 |
|
|
Construction Project Management |
|
5 |
|
|
Forensic Delay Analysis in Construction |
|
7 |
|
|
Forensic Schedule Analysis |
|
|
|
|
ILM Leadership and Management Practice for the Construction and Built Environment Sector. *Grant is not payable for this qualification if it has been achieved via CITB direct delivery* |
|
3 |
|
|
NEBOSH Health & Safety Management for Construction (International) |
|
|
|
|
NEBOSH Health & Safety Management for Construction (UK) |
|
|
|
|
Understanding Housing in Construction |
|
4 |
Construction materials
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Construction Materials Technology |
|
5 |
Construction occupations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Associated Industrial Services Occupations |
|
2 |
|
| Construction using off-site manufactured assemblies |
|
2 |
Construction operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Construction Multi Skills |
|
2 |
|
|
Construction Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Construction Operations - General Construction |
|
2 |
|
|
Fire Safety During Construction |
|
4 | |
|
Fire Safety for Construction |
|
6 | |
|
Installation of Pipework Components in Construction |
|
3 |
|
|
Moving loads in Construction |
|
3 |
|
|
Utility Mapping and Surveying |
|
3 and 6 |
Concrete operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Specialist Concrete Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
Curtain wall installation
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Curtain Wall Installation |
|
2 |
|
Demolition
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Demolition (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
|
Nuclear Decommissioning |
|
2 and 3 |
Drilling
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Land Drilling |
|
3 |
|
|
Land Drilling Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Directional Drilling Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Drilling operations |
|
2 |
Fitted interiors
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fitted Interiors (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
Floor covering
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Floorcovering |
|
5 and 6 |
|
|
Floorcovering – Textile and Impervious (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Floorcovering Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
Formwork
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Formwork |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
Glazing
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Surveying and Installation of Windows and Doors or Conservatories (QCF) |
|
3 |
|
|
Domestic Fascia, Soffit and Bargeboard Installation |
|
2 |
|
|
Facade Technology |
|
4 |
|
|
Fenestration Installation |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Glazing |
|
2 and 3 |
Heritage skills
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heritage Skills (Construction)
|
|
2 |
6 |
|
Underpinning Knowledge for Heritage Skills (Construction) |
|
3 |
Highways maintenance
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
'Highways Maintenance – Excavation Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Highways Maintenance - Excavation and Reinstatement Operations (Construction) |
|
|
5 |
Insulation
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Built Environment Infrared Thermography Class 2 Operators |
|
4 |
|
|
Cavity Wall Extraction Occupations |
|
2 |
|
|
Domestic Infrared Thermography Class 1 Operators |
|
3 |
|
|
Insulation and Building Treatments (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
|
Thermal Insulation (Construction) |
|
2 |
5 |
Interior systems
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dry Lining |
|
2 |
|
|
Interior Systems (Construction)
|
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
Lifting operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Controlling Lifting Operations - Slinger/Signaller |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Controlling Lifting Operations - Supervising Lifts |
|
4 |
7 |
|
Controlling Lifting Operations – Planning Lifts |
|
5 |
8 |
Lightning conductor engineering
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lightning Conductor Engineer (Construction) |
|
2 |
Masonry
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Craft Masonry (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Stonemasonry (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
Mastic asphalting
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mastic Asphalting (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
Network construction operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Network Construction Operations (Gas) |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Network Construction Operations (Water) |
|
2 & 3
|
5 |
Painting and decorating
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Decorative Finishing - Painting and Decorating (Construction) |
|
3 |
|
|
Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations (Construction)
|
|
2 |
|
|
Decorative Finishing and Painting Occupations - Painter (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Painting and Decorating |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
Passive fire protection
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Associated Industrial Services Occupations - Passive Fire Protection (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Passive Fire Protection |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Passive Fire Protection Inspection |
|
5 |
Piling
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Piling Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
Plant hire operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hire and Rental Operations |
|
2 |
|
|
Supervising Hire and Rental Operations |
|
3 |
Plant maintenance and operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Plant Machinery |
|
2 |
|
|
Construction Plant or Machinery Maintenance |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
|
Plant Installations |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Plant Maintenance (Construction) |
|
3 |
|
|
Plant Operations |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Testing, Inspecting and thorough Examination Occupations (Construction)
|
|
3 |
Plastering
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Plastering (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
Post tensioning operations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Post Tensioning Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
Removal of construction waste
| Title | Qualifications | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Low Risk Operator Competence for Construction Waste |
|
2 |
|
|
Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Waste Treatment and Transfer |
|
4 |
|
|
Removal of Hazardous Waste (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Removing Non-hazardous Wastes (Construction) |
|
2 |
Retrofit
| Title | Qualifications | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Retrofit |
|
2 | |
|
Retrofit Advisor |
|
3 | |
|
Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management |
|
5 |
Roofing
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Built-up Felt Roofing |
|
2 |
|
|
Roof Sheeting and Cladding |
|
2 |
|
|
Roof Slating and Tiling |
|
3 |
|
|
Roofing (Construction) |
|
5 |
|
|
Roofing Occupations (Construction)
|
|
2 and 3 |
6 |
|
Waterproof Membrane Roofing Systems (Construction) |
|
2 |
Shop fitting
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shopfitting Bench Joinery (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Shopfitting Joinery |
|
2 and 3 |
|
Site logistics
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Site Logistics Operations (Construction) |
|
2 |
Specialist installation
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Specialist Installation Occupations (Construction):
|
|
2 |
|
Steelfixing
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Steelfixing |
|
3 |
|
|
Steelfixing (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
|
|
Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
5 |
Structural works
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sub-structure Work Occupations (Construction)
|
|
2 |
|
|
Super-structure Work Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 |
Sustainability
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Construction and Building Services Management and Supervision (Sustainability) (QCF) |
|
4 |
|
|
Construction Management (Sustainability) |
|
5 |
|
|
Designing, Engineering and Constructing a Sustainable Built Environment |
|
3 |
Traffic management
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Temporary Traffic Management |
|
2 |
5 |
Trowel occupations
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bricklaying |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
|
Brickwork Technician |
|
2 |
|
|
Trowel Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 and 3 |
Tunnelling
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tunnelling Operations (Construction)
|
|
2 |
Wall and floor tiling
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wall and Floor Tiling |
|
2 and 3 |
5 and 6 |
Welding
| Title | Qualification | Qualification level England and Wales | Qualification level Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Metal Decking and Stud Welding Occupations (Construction) |
|
2 |
|
|
Welding Construction Pipework |
|
3 |