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Chancellor’s Spending Review | Reactions from the industry

|Date: November 26, 2020

Chancellor’s Spending Review | Reactions from the industry

Construction Plant News collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending ...

Construction Plant News collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending Review on Wednesday November 25th. This post will be updated as more reactions come in. Hannah ...

November 26, 2020
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CITB open bookings for Spring roadshows

|Date: February 27, 2020

CITB open bookings for Spring roadshows

Construction employers are being invited to attend the latest roadshows to shape how CITB serves industry ...

Construction employers are being invited to attend the latest roadshows to shape how CITB serves industry and meets employers' training priorities. So far more than 900 people have registered to atten ...

February 27, 2020
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CITB signs heads of terms with West Suffolk College over NCC in Norfolk

|Date: February 25, 2020

CITB signs heads of terms with West Suffolk College over NCC in Norfolk

CITB confirms that it is to sign a heads of terms agreement with West Suffolk College over the sale of th ...

CITB confirms that it is to sign a heads of terms agreement with West Suffolk College over the sale of the National Construction College (NCC) at Bircham Newton. This means that the two organisations ...

February 25, 2020
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Call for applications – plant operators training commission

|Date: January 09, 2020

Call for applications – plant operators training commission

Hundreds of plant operatives and assessors are to be trained up as part of a new three-year initiative fr ...

Hundreds of plant operatives and assessors are to be trained up as part of a new three-year initiative from CITB. Thirty-nine per cent of employers find it difficult to fill plant vacancies, according ...

January 09, 2020
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Construction workers detained during counter-fraud operations

|Date: October 23, 2019

Construction workers detained during counter-fraud operations

Seven construction workers were detained on suspicion of working in Britain illegally during unannounced ...

Seven construction workers were detained on suspicion of working in Britain illegally during unannounced counter-fraud visits by CITB, police and the Home Office. Three other men involved in the deliv ...

October 23, 2019
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£12.7m in savings achieved by lean construction pilot

|Date: October 02, 2019

£12.7m in savings achieved by lean construction pilot

A CITB lean construction pilot has delivered £12.7m in savings across five partner companies, as well as ...

A CITB lean construction pilot has delivered £12.7m in savings across five partner companies, as well as developing a range of lean resources available free for industry. With some infrastructure marg ...

October 02, 2019
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£10m boost from CITB to increase diversity in construction

|Date: August 08, 2019

£10m boost from CITB to increase diversity in construction

CITB will target more than 11,800 people to attract them into construction careers. Construction output i ...

CITB will target more than 11,800 people to attract them into construction careers. Construction output is expected to grow by 1.3% per year with 168,500 jobs created by 2023, challenging employers to ...

August 08, 2019
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£17.8m construction investment project to attract, train and retain new talent

|Date: July 11, 2019

£17.8m construction investment project to attract, train and retain new talent

The British construction sector is set to receive a £17.8m investment to support employers in training an ...

The British construction sector is set to receive a £17.8m investment to support employers in training and retraining more skilled workers to help the industry face the skills challenges of the future ...

July 11, 2019
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Training up 160 on-site NVQ/SVQ assessors to qualify the next generation

|Date: July 04, 2019

Training up 160 on-site NVQ/SVQ assessors to qualify the next generation

CITB is tackling an industry shortage by training 160 more on-site NVQ and SVQ assessors and opening up f ...

CITB is tackling an industry shortage by training 160 more on-site NVQ and SVQ assessors and opening up four new assessment centres. Nine companies will deliver projects worth a total of £1.8m to recr ...

July 04, 2019
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CITB sets out solutions to “Big Six” skills challenges for the construction industry

|Date: May 02, 2019

CITB sets out solutions to “Big Six” skills challenges for the construction industry

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today set out its plans to help the industry meet cri ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today set out its plans to help the industry meet critical skills challenges and secure its future workforce. CITB’s business plan for 2019-2021 (pu ...

May 02, 2019
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