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Concrete polishing
This standard will equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to install or renovate a range of different floors (or walls and ceilings).
Courses and qualifications
Courses and qualifications
Management & Supervisory Courses at the NCC
The National Construction College offers management courses tailored to the needs of the construction industry. Courses are designed to fit around a busy work schedule so you're never off site for too long. Construction ILM, NVQ in site management,
Reinforced Concrete Frame upskilling
The project will work specifically with SMEs with less than 200 PAYE employees.
Our Councils - Membership & National Insights
Scope and objectives of the Nation Councils, and members of our Nation Councils
Reinforced concrete for engineers and supervisors
This course is for supervisors, site managers and concrete foremen. It will give you an appreciation of all aspects of concrete. This course provides the practical and technical knowledge and skills you need to supervise and control concreting
Concrete identity testing
This training standard is designed for candidates who undertake or supervise identity testing on site and to understand the significance of the test methods and assessment of results.
Assessment Infrastructure Structural Concrete Alliance…
Assessors and IQAs will be recruited and trained to provide assessment resource for the trades covered under the Structural Concrete Alliance. Consequently, the number of assessors available in the industry and assessors via IQAs will increase,
Insulated concrete formwork
This standard covers the process of training people who plan, install and then manage the concrete pour for insulated concrete formwork (ICF).
Funded project results
Funded project results
Who we work with
CITB works with construction employers, training providers, and Government to ensure that our policies are aligned to national and local policy across the UK.
Specifying concrete and receiving onsite
The purpose of this standard is to provide candidates with the understanding needed for specifying concrete and receiving concrete onsite.
Street Works & Deep Excavations Courses at the NCC
Courses in New roads & Street works, EUSR utilities, Excavations and concrete
Supervision of concrete pumping operations
The purpose of this standard is to provide the knowledge and skills applicable to supervise and control concrete pumping operations and manage the associated risks.
Visual concrete - perception, practicalities and…
The purpose of this standard is to highlight the nuances of visual concrete specification, interpretation and achievability.
From Harrods to Hard Hats
Annie Summun is the Director of Kisiel Group, a London construction firm that works with private clients and developers to deliver high-end projects. With over 35 years’ management experience in different sectors, Annie’s focus is on promoting
Concrete aggregates awareness
This training standard will enable trainees to develop their knowledge of aggregates, how and when they’re used, and the practical impacts and consequences of using different aggregates.
Building Blocks
The Building Blocks project sits under the Structured Fund, Experiential Learning opportunity. It will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for Scotland, which will enable more universities to access the Constructionarium offer.
Concrete placing compacting and finishing
This training standard is designed to familiarise candidates with different methods of concrete transport and placing methods, best practice in compacting and finishing, and the influence of concrete mix design.
Identifying blemishes, defects and deteriorating concrete …
This standard was previously known as Defects and deterioration in concrete. This training standard is designed for candidates who want to identify blemishes defects and deterioration in concrete and explore remedial options.
Course Booker Full Course Listing
Course Booker Full Course Listing
East Midlands
Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the East Midlands
Reinforced concrete for engineers and supervisors
This standard aims to provide learners including engineers’ foreman, supervisors, gangers and graduates with knowledge and understanding of inspecting, pouring and testing of products relating to steel reinforcement, formwork and poured concrete.
Who Should Register for Grants & Funding?
Definition of a construction employer and the trades classed as construction for the CITB levy
Introduction to concrete and its constituents
This training standard is an introduction to the constituents of concrete and their impact on the strength, durability, handling and placing of concrete.
Concrete strength assessment - cores and indirect methods …
This training standard is designed for candidates who supervise assessing hardened concrete for strength onsite primarily through core testing but with reference to other indirect non-destructive testing (NDT) methods.
Resources
Support material to help you and your team remain safe
Industrial concrete flooring: laser screed operator
This standard covers the training needed to start operating a laser screeding machine.
Construction operative apprenticeship course
This apprenticeship course is for people who want to gain an academic qualification in construction operation while gaining professional experience. You’ll learn how to place concrete to the correct level, lay drainage and pavements, place street
Short period qualifications eligible for a grant
The short period qualifications listed on this page are eligible for a CITB qualification grant, but not an attendance grant.
Levy Strategy Committee
Find out about the Levy Strategy Committee who represents the views of Industry on the development of the 2022-25 Levy proposals
NRSWA - Unit 16 / S7 - Monitoring reinstatement of…
The details for this standard are held by Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR)
Formwork apprenticeship course
This apprenticeship course is for people who want to gain an academic qualification in formwork, while gaining professional experience. Formworkers shape wood, metal and other materials, which become moulds into which concrete or similar materials
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
A-Z of National Construction College (NCC) courses
Browse A-Z of all CITB's NCC courses
Advice for workers
What you need to know about the Construction Dust Partnership
Steel fixing apprenticeship course
This apprenticeship course is for people who want to gain an academic qualification in steel fixing, while gaining professional experience. You'll learn specialist construction skills to enable you to work in the steel fixing industry.
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
Plant Training Standards Review
The Standards Team works with subject matter experts from across the industry to standardise plant training via Plant Working Groups (WG). The development of the plant training standards will help to ensure that the training required by the
Groundworker
This apprenticeship course is for people who want to gain a vocational qualification in essential civil engineering while gaining industry experience. You’ll learn a host of civil engineering principles, such as concreting, excavation activities
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.
Transforming Construction Trade Apprenticeships…
The project will support colleges delivering the Apprenticeship requirement for 20% off-site learning for Form Working, Steel Fixing and Concrete Pouring focusing on the nuclear sector.
Site surveying and setting out (5 days)
This 5-day practical course teaches the principles and practices of setting out, using the level and total station, which can be applied to all aspects of construction including earthworks, roads, buildings, foundations, piles, structural steel,
Cold weather concreting
This training standard is designed for candidates who are involved in the concreting operations. The focus is on realistic design and site preventative measures for concreting in cold weather, covering both short and long term damage mechanisms.
Total station for construction (3 days)
This three-day course teaches the principles and practices of using the total station for setting out, which can be applied to all aspects of construction including earthworks, roads, buildings, foundations, piles, structural steel, structures,
Levelling and setting out (2 days)
This two-day training course is for workers whose job involves using automatic or laser levels for measuring and setting out of construction elements. This course is a companion to the three-day Total Station for Construction course.
Panel soffit formwork for general operatives
This standard is to provide the skills / information required to erect and dismantle manhandled panel soffit formwork. This training would be relevant for concrete frame operatives, formworkers and supervisors.
Find a Training Group by speciality or trade
CITB supports 31 training groups covering 14 different speciality construction occupations. Training groups are listed by speciality and in alphabetical order.
Panel wall and column formwork for general operatives
This standard is designed to provide the skills / information required to erect and dismantle vertical formwork. This is to cover vertical formwork for typical building applications utilising standard proprietry formwork systems
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).