Training body to allocate more than 拢1bn up to 2029 to boost skills and attract more people into industry

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is set to allocate more than 拢1bn over the next four years to boost skills and training.

The CITB has today launched its strategic plan covering 2025 to 2029, setting out its approach to supporting the government鈥檚 housing and infrastructure targets.

It said the purpose of the plan is to bolster the industry in developing a skilled, competent and inclusive workforce while improving productivity and eradicating the skills gap.

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The CITB said it wants to attract 15,000 new entrants into construction through additional routes over the next four years

The plan will include 拢554m to attract diverse and skilled people into construction, 拢315m to support training and retention, 拢137m to develop a skills and training system to meet current and future needs and 拢143m for its own operations.

The CITB is targeting 15,000 new entrants into employment through additional routes, delivering a 5% increase in employer confidence around the availability and quality of training and supporting 35,000 employers with upskilling.

CITB chief executive Tim Balcon said: 鈥淓verything we do at CITB is about meeting the skills and training needs of the industry, and this Strategic Plan provides the framework with which we aim to achieve this over the next four years.鈥�

Balcon said the body has consulted with more than 1,000 employers to develop the strategic plan, with proposed levy rates set to generate income of around 拢239m each year between 2026 and 2029.

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