Winners of CITB Specialist Upskilling Fund Announced

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today announced the successful applicants of its Specialist Upskilling Fund, following a strong response to its call for applications earlier this year.

The new fund has been designed to help remove barriers to training in specialist construction trades such as roofing. Roofing and scaffolding training specialist, SIMIAN, is one of the successful applicants.

Each awarded organisation will help employers access high-quality, cost-effective competence training and support the uptake of sector-specific NVQs.

Winners

The successful applicants are:

• Roofing – SIMIAN
• RMI and retrofit – Dry Lining and Plastering Training Forum
• Plant hire – Hire Association Europe (HAE)
• Heritage, including stone masonry and oak framing – CraftGate
• Civils, infrastructure and highways (England and Wales) – Jones HSEPM Ltd
• Civils, infrastructure and highways (Scotland) – Scottish Civils Training Group (SCTG)
• Fit out, dry lining and plastering – Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS)
• Shopfitting – National Association of Shopfitters (NAS)
• Tunnelling and drilling – TunnelSkills
• Wood occupations – British Woodworking Federation (BWF)
• Other – Contract Flooring Association (CFA)

Specialist Upskilling Fund 

Each organisation will begin delivering training support and guidance to employers in their sector, helping tackle recognised skills shortages in areas such as heritage crafts and retrofit.

To find out more, visit: Funded Projects Library.

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