{"id":85735,"date":"2020-11-24T12:18:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=85735"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:18:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:18:13","slug":"citb-construction-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/citb-construction-college\/85735\/","title":{"rendered":"Walsall College acquires CITB\u2019s National Construction College"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walsallcollege.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walsall College<\/a> is set to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citb.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CITB<\/a>\u2019s National Construction College (NCC) facility based at King\u2019s Norton, Birmingham, on 30 November<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/national-construction-college-sale\/72281\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sale of the college by CITB<\/a> is part of its Vision 2020 programme. This includes the land, buildings and business, with all 17 staff members being transferred over as employees of Walsall College.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-industry-skills\/84615\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction skills<\/a> provider, Walsall College will look to further develop a comprehensive offer for apprentices and work-based leaners that takes them from basic to advanced skills training in sector specialisms including scaffolding and roofing.<\/p>\n<p>Reforms include handing over direct training to alternative providers who can offer a service at least as good as that which is currently in place.<\/p>\n<p>This allows CITB to focus on delivering improved skills outcomes for all construction employers across Great Britain.<\/p>\n<h3>Prioritising construction and infrastructure<\/h3>\n<p>Braden Connolly, CITB director of products and services, said: \u201cWalsall College is an excellent Further Education provider with a strong track record and links to employers all over the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis landmark agreement will secure a bright future for high-quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-training-course\/80092\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction training<\/a> provision for industry in the Midlands, with commitments to maintain and develop existing training and with no redundancies from the sale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also marks the first of our four National Construction College facilities across the country to be sold to an alternative training provider, as part of our programme to reform CITB to better serve the sector for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jatinder Sharma, Walsall College\u2019s principal and chief executive, added: \u201cThis acquisition takes the college in a new direction for which we are ideally situated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt utilises our expertise in key areas while enabling us to increase the level and breadth of our provision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction and infrastructure are priority areas for economic recovery in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emphasis really must be on how we widen our support for local employers and their workforces; 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