Government publishes Industrial Training Board review report

The Department for Education today published the Government’s response to the ITB Review, which was conducted by Mark Farmer in 2023 and finalised last year. The report stresses the vital need for the work of the Industrial Training Boards (ITBs) within the construction and engineering construction industries and concludes that the ITB levy-grant model should […]

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CITB Consensus moved to March 2025

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced today new dates for its Consensus process: the procedure will now start on 17 March 2025 and continue until 9 May. The five-week move allows for publication of the ITB review – now anticipated in early 2025 – to enable CITB to give due consideration to the […]

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CITB grants to support Industry Accreditation transition until March 2026

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced a one-year extension of funding to support the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) in transitioning all Industry Accreditation (IA) cardholders to recognised qualifications. All IA cards issued from 1 January 2020 will expire on 31 December 2024 and cannot be replaced using IA. The transition is needed […]

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