The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today announced the successful applicants of its Specialist Upskilling Fund, following a strong response to its call for applications earlier this year. The new fund has been designed to help remove barriers to training in specialist construction trades such as roofing, plant hire and heritage.

Each successful organisation will help employers access high-quality, cost-effective competence training and support the uptake of sector-specific NVQ achievements. 

The successful applicants are:

• Civils, infrastructure and highways (England and Wales) – Jones HSEPM Ltd 

• Civils, infrastructure and highways (Scotland) – Scottish Civils Training Group (SCTG) 

• Fit out, dry lining and plastering – Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) 

• Heritage, including stone masonry and oak framing – CraftGate

• Plant hire – Hire Association Europe (HAE) 

• RMI and retrofit – Dry Lining and Plastering Training Forum 

• Roofing – SIMIAN 

• Shopfitting – National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) 

• Tunnelling and drilling – TunnelSkills 

• Wood occupations – British Woodworking Federation (BWF) 

• Other – Contract Flooring Association (CFA) 

Each organisation will begin delivering training support and guidance to employers in their sector, helping tackle recognised skills shortages in areas such as heritage crafts and retrofit.

Julia Stevens, Director of Industry Delivery, CITB, said:

“We're pleased to share the successful applicants that have been awarded funding through our Specialist Upskilling Fund.

“We remain committed to providing sector-specific skills investment to ensure that support is available to construction employers to help develop their businesses and train their teams.”

To find out more, please visit: Funded Projects Library