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Tim Balcon CEO: Leading CITB, Supporting Construction |…
Skills, training, apprenticeships and meeting the future challenges of Net Zero, digital skills & post-pandemic construction, CITB CEO Tim Balcon reflects on his first two months at the helm and how CITB will continue to support the construction
How to make all employees work-ready
This is one of the key concerns I hear when I talk to employers. They want young people who have completed college courses to be ready for work on day one.
CISRS Operative Training Scheme (COTS)
This 1 day course is for people who are new to scaffolding. Existing CISRS Scaffolding Labourer (green) Card holders also need to take this course to renew their card every five years. The course teaches the basics of the industry and how to work
Experience is the best teacher
The support I’ve had from older colleagues throughout my career has been a great encouragement to me, from starting out as a gas apprentice, to first becoming a Chief Executive, a role I found extremely tough in my early days.
Scottish Apprenticeship Week: Success breeds success!
As Scotland prepares to celebrate Apprenticeship Week (1-5 March), a young painter/decorator from Drumchapel has completed an incredible triple. Anthony Morton has been nominated for Apprentice of the Year at a prestigious Glasgow college – just
Rugby and carpentry a winning mix for skilful Oliver
The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returned earlier this year. SkillBuild is delivered by CITB in conjunction with WorldSkills UK, and as preparations for the National Finals get underway, we hear from finalist,
Green skills needed for all construction jobs
Globally, progress on climate action has not been anywhere near fast enough. The coronavirus pandemic led to a historic drop in global emissions last year, but it will be a glaring anomaly unless big changes are made.
CISRS System Scaffold Product Training
This course is for holders of a CISRS Card (either a Scaffolder or Trainee Scaffolder) who have completed a Scaffolding Part 1 course. The course will give you the practical and theoretical knowledge to erect and dismantle chosen scaffold systems
"You just don’t know where the CITB Awards will take …
We're on the lookout for the most inspiring CITB Apprentices across England, Scotland and Wales ahead of the 2018 CITB Apprenticeship Awards. Have you or a colleague got what it takes?
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.