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Courses Available for Site Safety Plus (SSP)
Site Safety Plus (SSP) courses are designed to give everyone from operative to senior manager the skills they need to progress through the industry. There are a range of courses available either through classroom/remote delivery or the CITB eCourses
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Partnerships & Initiative We Work With
Explore CITB's industry guidance and find out about the partnerships and the initiatives we support
Who Should Register for Grants & Funding?
Definition of a construction employer and the trades classed as construction for the CITB levy
Net zero action plan
Net zero action plan
Site Safety Plus Courses For Construction Skills
The Site Safety Plus (SSP) suite of courses provides the building, civil engineering and allied industries with a range of courses for people seeking to develop skills in this area.
Deducting levy from wages (both PAYE and Net CIS)
Although the 1996 Employment Rights Act permits deductions from earnings in certain circumstances, under the 1982 Industrial Training Act, CITB is the only organisation authorised to impose and collect CITB levy from employers in the industry.
Safety in Residential Buildings – Principal Contractor
The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with an understanding of the impact of legislation, regulation and industry guidance relating to the role responsibilities of the Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act, And the
Go Construct
Go Construct
Stress: know the signs and act
In Mental Health Awareness Week, we take a look at stress, what it is, how to recognise it in ourselves and others, and how to deal with it.
Competence Frameworks
Competence Frameworks will set out and define the core competence requirements for individuals across the built environment. They are made up of a Route to Competence and a SKEB document (Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Behaviour) and an
Prescribed Organisations
The role of the Prescribed Organisations is to present the Levy Proposals to their Levy paying members and seek their views on them. Responses are collated and the prescribed organisation then decides whether it supports the Levy Proposals or not on
National Occupational Standards
How do National Occupational Standards (NOS) benefit the construction industry? Amongst other things, the NOS ensure that NVQs and SVQs are more robust and consistent. Between 2020 and 2021 over 70,000 people in construction across the UK achieved
Events Toolkit
Events Toolkit
Responding to industry’s fire safety needs
One word explains why modern fire safety skills are more vital than ever for every UK construction worker: Grenfell. The review recommended action to improve the lack of basic fire safety awareness in the construction and buildings maintenance
How to complete your Levy Return
How to complete your Levy Return
Card schemes
Learn about other recognised construction card schemes. Find information about applying for and renewing cards, including CSCS and CPCS.
Industry standards
Industry standards
Apprenticeship Frameworks eligible for grant - England
The Apprenticeships listed below are eligible for a CITB grant for apprentices who started prior to 1 August 2020 on an Apprenticeship Framework
South East
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the South East
Guidelines for tiling
The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with the basic knowledge of to fix tiles.
Scotland
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in Scotland
Long period qualifications eligible for a grant
The following technical and professional long period qualifications are eligible for a CITB grant (as at 25 June 2019).
Defect survey and repair
Defect survey and repair
Construction’s biggest challenge
I’d like to start this blog by thanking everyone who has completed their CITB Levy Return. Let’s be honest, paperwork is not an enticing task. However, it is a vitally important one where the Levy is concerned. So, to all those who have met
Liquid spray systems
Liquid spray systems
Scotland Apprenticeships eligible for grant
The apprenticeships listed below are eligible for a CITB grant.
Introduction to liquid roofing
Introduction to liquid roofing
CSF case study: Scarborough Skills Village
CITB looks at Scarborough Skills Village in Yorkshire, an innovative learning hub which provides new skills for people keen to enter the construction industry.
Tapered insulation systems
Tapered insulation systems
Wales Apprenticeships eligible for grant
The apprenticeships listed below are eligible for a CITB grant.
Glass reinforced polyesters
Glass reinforced polyesters
Covid-19: CITB chief exec update - 11 March 2021
As face-to-face education gradually begins to return across the countries, today I would like to update you on the phased reopening of the National Construction Colleges and more remote learning courses coming soon; the Construction Leadership
Single pack polyurethanes
Single pack polyurethanes
Short qualifications we pay grant for
We pay grant for the short qualifications listed below. Each qualification must be regulated but can be delivered by a number of awarding organisations. Grant payments are not linked to preference for one body over another.
Plain tiling introduction
Plain tiling introduction
Multi-million investment in future of Welsh construction
The future of the construction industry in Wales has been given a boost by CITB’s multi-million-pound investment in four construction training and employment hubs.
Preparation and use of mortar
Preparation and use of mortar
England Apprenticeship standards eligible for grant
The Apprenticeships listed below are eligible for a CITB grant.
Polymethyl methacrylates (acrylic glass)
Polymethyl methacrylates (acrylic glass)
Free funding for small businesses? “It just makes sense” …
Small and medium sized businesses across the construction industry are feeling the pressure of rising costs. And that’s why, to cover much-needed training and certificate updates for site staff, SIAD Group worked with their CITB adviser to put in
Preparation of flat roofs
Preparation of flat roofs
Ventilating pitched roofing
Ventilating pitched roofing
Trade taster sessions build pupils’ interests in…
Pupils from two Cornwall schools have teamed up with the Construction Industry Training Board and local business RG Kellow Ltd to try their hand at a range of building trades.
Terms of funding: Skills and Training fund
This is a supporting legal document which you should read before completing an application form.
Green roofs
The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with the knowledge and skills to install Green roofs onto an existing liquid roofing system.
Project planning and preparation
Project planning and preparation
Apprenticeships eligible for grant – England and Wales
The Apprenticeships listed below are eligible for a CITB grant before August 2020.
Essential mental health and wellbeing for construction…
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to ensure not only the health and safety of employees but also their wellbeing.