The ECITB has opened the tendering process for the 2027 intake of scholars and is inviting training organisations to submit applications to deliver these.
The opportunities to deliver a range of scholarship discipline pathways across England and Scotland are now available to view on the government’s Find a Tender Service.
Organisations can submit offers for individual, multiple or all pathways within the region.
2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme tender timelines
- Deadline for enquiries: 11 September 2026
- Tender submission deadline: 16 September 2026
- Programme delivery to start September 2027
2027 Scholarship tender pathways and regions
To view and access the tender documents please follow the links below.
2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme (Scotland: Central Belt)
2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme: England (North and Humber)
- Northwest England: Level 2 Pipefitting (1 Yr)
- Northwest England: Level 2 Welding (1 Yr)
- Northeast England: Level 2 Pipefitting (1 Yr)
- Northwest England – Cumbria: Level 2 Rigging (1 Yr)
- Northwest England – Cumbria: Level 2 Mechanical (1 Yr)
- Humberside: Level 2 Pipefitting (1 Yr)
2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme (East Coast)
2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme (London & South West)
- EDP (London): Level 3 Design and Draughting (2 Yr)
- Nuclear – Southwest: Level 2 Pipefitting (1 Yr)
- Nuclear – Southwest: Level 2 Welding (1 Yr)
NESCol in Scotland and Pembrokeshire College in Wales are currently delivering programmes for multi discipline energy technicians and Level 2 Fabrication/Welding respectively as part of a three-cohort contract until 2027.
“The scholarship pathways and regions are selected in response to stakeholder consultation, industry demand and ECITB’s labour market intelligence.
“The ECITB Workforce Census 2024 reinforces the scale of the challenge facing the engineering construction industry (ECI) to ensure it has the thousands of additional skilled workers needed to meet future demand.
“We engage employers across the nations and regions in the development of all our new entrant programmes to ensure we are equipping learners with the skills and knowledge industry needs.”
Adrian Wookey
Head of Learning Programmes and Assurance, ECITB
