The ECITB has issued further guidance for the engineering construction industry around CCNSG renewal, technical tests, provider audits and connected competence. CCNSG Renewal Grace Period Due to a number of CCNSG courses being cancelled at short notice, we recognise that some delegates will have a card that has exceeded [...]
To mark National Careers Week we've invited The Careers & Enterprise Company's Aimee Higgins, Director of Employers & Partnerships, to write a blog about how we bridge skills gaps in industry. This week is National Careers Week. It’s a good moment for us to step back and reflect on how [...]
A new training initiative for nuclear employers to help increase workforce diversity and create more inclusive workplaces is now open to engineering construction employers. Delivered by training organisation EqualEngineers, the ECITB-funded course – Engineering a Winning Workforce: Engaging the Majority – aims to help address industry skills gaps, improve [...]
The ECITB has unveiled a new £90 million skills investment plan to meet the current and future skills needs of the engineering construction industry. The business plan sets out the ECITB’s priorities for the next three years. The new 3-year business plan published today by the Government-sponsored [...]
Leaders of major engineering companies within the oil and gas sector have joined forces to improve competency assurance across the supply chain community. Members of the new Industry Council sign the charter in support of Connected Competence.BACK (L to R): Keith Scott, Petrofac; Shaun Dewar, Petrofac; Shaun Poll, Worley; [...]
An ECITB-backed project management course for professionals in the oil and gas sector has launched in Aberdeen for the fourth consecutive year, with its highest number of participants to date. Fifteen individuals from Bilfinger, CNOOC, Enpro Subsea, Muelhan, Oceaneering, OGA, Repsol Sinopec, Salamis, Subsea7, TechnipFMC, Total and Wood will take [...]
The ECITB welcomes the launch of two new welding apprenticeship standards in England, which were approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) this week. The new standards - Pipe Welder and Plate Welder - will train apprentices to meet the growing demand for specialist welding skills [...]
The Nuclear Bursary Award scheme is now open again, so if you’re looking to start or further your career in the Nuclear sector make sure you apply before 4th September. The bursary scheme, which is funded by the ECITB and the NDA and managed by NSAN, provides financial support [...]
A project management team from Lorien Engineering has celebrated lifting the ECITB ACTIVE Cup after emerging victorious from a highly competitive field. Lorien were one of six teams to take part in the high-pressure project management competition, where teams oversee a simulated construction project. This year’s scenario saw teams of [...]
The ECITB has published its annual report and accounts today (Tuesday 18 June 2019). The report sets out the achievements and financial position of the training board in 2018. It reveals that the ECITB has successfully carried out a number of major reforms, including the appointment of a [...]
