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CITB expands support for apprentices during Covid-19
The CITB is extending its support to help find a new employer for any displaced apprentice as part of a raft of measures to keep skills within the industry.
CITB removes 5,000 smaller contractors from levy
The CITB has revealed 5,000 smaller contractors will be exempt from levy payments next year.
CITB to cut 110 jobs as Covid-19 pressures mount
CITB has opened a formal consultation with trade unions and employee representatives over proposals which will cut 110 jobs to reduce back-office and management costs.
CITB cuts employee pay increase to protect Levy funds
The CITB has cut its planned pay increase this year and has confirmed that no bonus payments will be made in 2021 to protect the industry’s Levy funds in the face of Covid pressures.
CITB cuts 2021-22 Levy bill by 50%
CITB has today (June 25) announced its ‘Skills Stability Plan 2020-21’ to help employers recover from the impact of Coronavirus, including a reduction in Levy bills.
Hudson intensifies calls to scrap CITB Levy
87% of construction professionals want to scrap direct funding of CITB and end the CITB Levy, according to a survey by Hudson Contract.
CITB launches Covid-19 safety checklists for construction employers
CITB has worked with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) to produce a range of interactive checklists and forms to help construction employers apply ‘site operating procedures’.
CITB to furlough a number of staff to ‘protect construction money’
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is preparing to furlough a number of its staff to ‘protect construction industry money’ in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
CITB expands Skills & Training Fund to support firms hit by...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it will refresh its Skills and Training Fund (STF) to provide more support for micro, small and medium-sized businesses.
CITB suspends industry levy collection for three months
CITB will suspend its levy collection payment due in 2020 for an initial period of three months, to provide financial relief for those in the construction industry.
CITB to provide advanced construction apprenticeship grants
CITB is providing attendance apprenticeship grants for second and third-year apprentices in advance, this will help keep skills in the construction industry despite the coronavirus outbreak
CITB pledges to support construction workers in face of Coronavirus
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has pledged to do all it can to offer coronavirus support to construction workers, apprentices and trainees.
ESP & CITB launch hunt for 100 new construction assessors
A two-year project targeting experienced tradespeople working in the construction sector has been launched to recruit and train 100 new construction assessors across Scotland’s construction Colleges.
Levy dispute between Hudson Contract & CITB rumbles on
Hudson Contract Services Ltd has served CITB with a £10.5m grant claim, the biggest in the history of the levy, after the Court of Appeal ruled the company was within scope of CITB’s levy-raising powers.
CITB sells National Construction College in Norfolk
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has sold the National Construction College (NCC) at Bircham Newton to West Suffolk College.
ECITB launches £5m training boost for engineering graduates
The ECITB has launched its new £5m Graduate Development Grant programme to support leadership and management training for engineering graduates.
CITB levy and grant scheme ‘Robin Hood in reverse’, says Hudson...
Hudson Contract has said CITB’s levy and grant scheme is a ‘failing system which works against the interests of SMEs and favours the major contractors’.
CITB calls for more plant operators to combat skills shortage
Plant operatives and assessors are to be trained up as part of a new initiative from CITB to help combat the crippling skills shortage.
Winners announced at CITB Apprenticeship Awards 2019
The CITB Apprenticeship Awards took place on 7 November at Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London, the event saw nine young apprentices and three employers awarded for their commitment to their construction apprenticeships
Construction employers need flexibility on post-Brexit visas, says CITB
Construction employers raise concerns about the future 12-month visa scheme, as CITB urges the government to extend the ‘low-skilled’ visa to 24 months.
CITB launches consultation on 1,000 construction training standards
CITB is seeking industry views from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on more than 1,000 new and existing construction training standards.
CITB launches Brickwork Academy to address skills shortage
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a new Brickwork Academy to help address the national shortage of bricklayers.
CITB invests £1.2m to boost offsite construction skills
CITB has agreed £1.2m funding for two offsite construction projects that will increase the skills capacity for this expanding sector in education, for school leavers and among industry trainers.
CITB funds research to improve procurement in infrastructure
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is on the lookout for pilot projects to share £3bn of funding to improve approaches to procurement in infrastructure.
Construction to reap the rewards of digitisation, CITB report shows
A new report published by CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) shows that construction can reap major rewards from digital skills and technology, but only if it takes decisive action in the next five years.
CSIC and CITB collaborate to tackle construction skills
CSIC and CITB have formed a new partnership to help address the shortage of innovation skills in the construction industry.