A team of drone operators from Sellafield has become the first cohort to complete the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) new Foundation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training course. The nuclear facility in Cumbria started using drones over five years ago to make inspections “safer and faster”, and since [...]
Blog by Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) Chief Executive Andrew Hockey As we look to support an industry in transition, I am mindful that the ECITB must be responsive and be one step ahead to ensure our services continue to meet the needs of our stakeholders. In our [...]
The October edition of Engineering Magazine featured a 36-page ECITB Training Special Edition. In the edition, there is an introduction to the role of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) in ‘leading industry learning’, before featuring a wide range of different Approved Training Providers. The articles contained in [...]
The ECI Training and Development Awards 2023 crowned ten winners at a prestigious ceremony at the Cutty Sark in London as the engineering construction industry came together to celebrate success stories from the past year. A press release about the event went out the day after, but in this [...]
The engineering construction industry’s (ECI) brightest and best were celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony last night at the Cutty Sark in London. The 11th ECI Training and Development Awards, organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), brought together industry leaders, influencers and policymakers, as well as [...]
The ECITB Council has appointed Jamie White, Director of Strategic Partnerships at National College for Nuclear (NCfN) and Construction Skills Capability Lead at EDF, as Chair of the ECITB's new Nuclear Skills Forum. The forum, comprising representatives from engineering construction industry companies operating in the nuclear sector, will identify [...]
One of the largest unions in the UK has praised the CCNSG Safety Passport for its pivotal role in creating a “behavioural and cultural step change” within the engineering construction industry around health and safety in the last 30 years. The CCNSG (Client Contractor National Safety Group) Safety Passport [...]
A college instructor loved the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) new drone course so much he went out and bought his own – and took it to Iceland to fly it over a volcano! Julian Hoile, who works for NPTC Group of Colleges in Wales, believes the use [...]
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has received the Bronze Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) in recognition of its support for the Armed Forces community. The ERS recognises commitment and support from UK employers for Defence personnel, with the bronze, silver and gold scheme awarded [...]
A group of Aberdeen students met with employers including Global E&C, Stork and Ponticelli yesterday to share their experiences of the ECITB scholarship programme and explore employment pathways. The latest cohort of Wind Turbine Technician scholars, who began their studies last month, joined an employer-panel event at North East [...]
