CITB announces funding for skills plan

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced its support for the Infrastructure Sector Skills Plan.

This is a new action plan designed to address specific needs for infrastructure construction skills, helping to tackle the UK’s infrastructure skills gap and support the delivery of major national projects.

It addresses several key challenges, including attracting new entrants into the sector and improving the quality and availability of training. CITB is investing £2.8m in the plan, which will support training for essential roles such as plant operatives, steelfixers, groundworkers, formworkers and civil engineering operatives.

For more on tackling the sector’s skills shortage, see the latest issue of Building Engineer.

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