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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

“A journey I will treasure”

Since training with Cyfle Building Skills award-winning apprentice and Construction Ambassador Lynsey Davies, 37, has had a colourful construction journey. Lynsey has gained a NVQ in plastering, managed the construction of a maternity ward project

On-site T Level Competency Pilot

Onsite Construction T Levels were launched in September 2021 with just over 100 students. T Levels are based on the same standards as apprenticeships, which gives students a strong grounding in their specialist area. Students can specialise in

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.

Occupational trade qualifications assessment

Are you a trade operative with a significant amount of experience in your current role? This option involves a number of one-to-one assessments carried out at your place of work. You will normally be expected to achieve your qualification within

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

South East

Find out about financial support, training and events for your business in the South East

JobCentre Plus pilot

The purpose of this is to re-engage the unemployed with previous construction experience in the North East of England.

Applying Venetian polished plaster and micro cement

Standard details The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with the knowledge and skills to apply venetian polished plaster and micro cement to an existing dry lined or wet-plastered wall and ceiling. This scope of this standard

Plymouth Training Consortium

The project will train in-house NVQ Assessors to assess employees within their own organisation in five key trades. Fineline Carpentry will pilot this approach and seek to encourage other employers to join and repeat this approach. It will initially

SkillBuild comes to Coleg Cambria on May 8 2019

SkillBuild, the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices, comes to Coleg Cambria, Wrexham on Wednesday May 8, 2019. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Skillbuild comprises of a

Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Assessing from…

The project will identify and upskill onsite assessors in the small and medium-sized enterprise community. This will support the development of assessment infrastructure for the demolition, plant and plastering industries across Great Britain.

Available specialist applied-skills programmes (SAP)

The specialist applied-skills programmes (SAP) are 18-month long new entrant training programmes. The programmes lead to a vocational qualification (NVQ/SVQ), and are considered by trade associations and employers as 'sector apprenticeships'.

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.

Advanced Craft Certificate grant

We pay grants for learners' attendance on and achievement of a course that leads to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Advanced Craft Certificate in a subject related to construction.

Assessment infrastructure (commission) Ayrshire

An employer-led project to increase availability of on-site assessment provision in the Finishing sector, in Scotland and North England. This employer will upskill 3 employees to become qualified assessors through working in partnership with

SkillBuild returns, as huge demand for construction…

The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, with registration now open for SkillBuild 2023. The SkillBuild competition is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and offers an opportunity

Assessor training and certification: Development of…

An employer-led project to increase availability of on-site assessment provision in the Finishing sector, in Scotland and North England. This employer will upskill 3 employees to become qualified assessors through working in partnership with

Rugby star Kyran Bracken at launch of UK-wide SkillBuild…

Rugby World Cup winner Kyran Bracken has teamed up with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to kick off this year’s UK-wide SkillBuild (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) competition in Glasgow, to attract more people into

Bridge the Gap into Construction (Pathways into…

Abbey Access Training, Construction Skills Solutions, Lindum Construction and a group of Lincolnshire Construction employers propose to join forces offering young people on the NEET register, Unemployed Women and Long Term Unemployed an innovative

Digital Leadership for the Construction Supply Chains…

The project will deliver digital leadership change through establishing a hub and spoke supply chain model. It will set the contractor as the hub and the supply chain as the spokes, and use this infrastructure to influence and upskill supply chain