What’s new in the Grants Scheme

New short qualification grant tier

As the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) continues to review training across the industry, we have decided to make some changes to the achievement grant for short qualifications.

From September 2025, we will be introducing a new grant tier for some short period qualifications to ensure that CITB funding is utilised effectively to optimise impact.

For achievements from September 2025, any qualification achieved at an ‘Award’ level will receive the grant value of £240 (rather than £600).

‘Award' level qualifications typically have a shorter duration with fewer modules to complete, and the cost to undertake this level is usually lower, therefore this is reflected in the new grant payment.

Short Qualification grant: Industry Accreditation uplift

We have supported over 11.5k individuals with the Industry Accreditation grant uplift on Management and Supervision qualifications. We had intended to keep this uplift in place until the end of March 2026 but to ensure most suitable use of industry funds, this uplift will be removed at the end of December 2025. Once the uplift is removed, grants to support these qualifications will return to £600.

Further information on the uplift and short qualification grants can be found here

Into Work grant pilot ends

The Into Work grant pilot was introduced in 2023 to support employers to provide the work experience element of post-16 further education courses to enable progression for individuals into the construction industry. This pilot ends on 30 November 2025.

Further information on the Into Work grant can be found here

New plant training standards

On 18 June 2025, we launched phase 2 of the short course training standards for plant categories that reflect the increased requirements and responsibilities for plant operators. Grant from £250 to £880 is available for achievement of these standards when delivered by an Approved Training Organisation (ATO).

Previous training and test grants for affected categories of plant are not available for achievements awarded on or after 18 June 2025.

Further information on the new standards and grant rates can be found here.