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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).

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 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).

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.

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.

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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.

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