Rainscreen Façade Training Bookings Open

BOOKINGS are now open for a new nationwide rainscreen façade systems training programme aimed at upskilling installers and supervisors.

3B Training Ltd secured a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) contract to develop and deliver rainscreen façade systems training in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

A steering group of leaders from two tier one construction contractors, a façade specialist, a trade association and CITB, supported 3B Training to develop course content, assessments and delivery materials.

Rainscreen Façade Training Bookings Open

As part of a pilot scheme, the training is now open for bookings for the first wave of courses in 2026.

Bookings are now open for the initial schedule with Rainscreen Cladding Installer and Rainscreen Cladding Supervisor courses to be run in Blackburn, Doncaster, Derby, and Glasgow.

The programme focuses on correct specification and installation of rainscreen cladding systems. It includes fire performance, cavity barriers and interfaces, inspection and supervision procedures, legal duties and competence under the Building Safety Act regime. Practical on‑rig assessments will be assessed to evidence competence.

Full course information, dates, and times can be viewed and booked now.

Evolving Regulation and Practice

The training scheme’s steering group has been meeting regularly and will continue to scrutinise course content against evolving regulation and site practice for installers and supervisors.

Mathew Bewley, Managing Director at 3B Training, said, “By combining classroom learning with practical assessment and ongoing industry input, we’re helping dutyholders meet their obligations and keep residents safe.

“Our role is to ensure this content is technically robust, up to date with the regulatory landscape, and directly applicable on site.”

Cladding Remediation

The training announcement comes amid fresh government figures on the pace of cladding remediation.

According to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s latest data release for buildings of 11 metres and above in England, remediation works have been completed on 35% of the 5,554 buildings identified up to the end of August 2025, with work underway on a further 13%.

Under the Remediation Acceleration Plan, ministers have set a target to remediate all buildings 18 metres and over by 2029. Work has now concluded on 90% of the 511 buildings identified with unsafe ACM cladding, yet between 3,300 and 3,500 dwellings remain to be remediated and local authorities are pursuing enforcement action against owners to drive progress.

Despite these figures, The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has released a building control GW2 update which demonstrates initial positive impacts on application processes for new high-rise residential buildings.

BSR is currently progressing 152 live new build applications, representing 33,670 housing units across England. An additional 253 live remediation applications are also being processed, covering an estimated 22,304 housing units.

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