The ECITB Board has today written to levy payers to inform them the annual levy collection process is now underway and that they will shortly receive their levy assessments. Following what has been an unprecedented year, the Board has reminded employers of the vital role the levy plays in supporting [...]
The successes and achievements of a group of mentors and their mentees working in the oil and gas industry have been celebrated at an annual awards ceremony. Participants in the 6th Project Managment Mentoring Programme Fourteen project managers from a number of companies successfully completed the Oil and [...]
The ECITB has today published an update to its Leading Industry Learning strategy following a review by the Board in light of the events of 2020. The Year 1 update sets out how the ECITB has supported engineering construction companies through the pandemic, and what we will do over [...]
The ECITB has responded to the publication of the Scottish Government's Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan. ECITB Chief Executive Chris Claydon Chris Claydon, ECITB Chief Executive, said: “The ECITB welcomes the new proposals set out in the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan, which will help support Scotland’s green [...]
The ECITB has responded to the publication of the Government's Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future The engineering construction industry skills body welcomes the measures set out in the Energy White Paper, but wants more detail on the workforce requirements, specifically around transitioning skilled engineers from oil and [...]
The ECITB has welcomed today's announcement from the Department for Education that ECITB level 3 qualifications are among the initial 400 free courses that will be offered to adults as part of the Government's new Lifetime Skills Guarantee, announced by the Prime Minister in September. ECITB CEO Chris Claydon [...]
A scheme to provide training support for trainees, apprentices and graduates in the engineering construction industry during the pandemic has been praised by employers as a “lifesaver”. The Train to Retain programme – run by Government skills body the ECITB – provides training grants to apprentices, trainees and graduates who [...]
The ECITB has responded to the Government's National Infrastructure Strategy, unveiled today by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. ECITB Chief Executive Chris Claydon ECITB Chief Executive Chris Claydon said: “The ECITB welcomes the National Infrastructure Strategy, in particular, the Government’s measures to finance the delivery of net-zero projects through the National [...]
ECITB Board member Jane Cooper is one of the key industry figures invited to join a new UK Government green jobs taskforce looking at the workforce and skills requirements to support the Energy Transition. The taskforce which is being jointly chaired by Ministers Kwasi Kwarteng at BEIS and Gillian Keegan [...]
A £500k scheme to support engineering construction employers by directly funding training during the Covid-19 crisis has been applauded by industry. The emergency measure introduced in April by Government skills body, the ECITB, paid in advance for a range of training courses for employees. With cash flow a major concern [...]
