The UK Government’s newly published Hydrogen Sector Development Action Plan highlights the nature and scale of opportunities presented by hydrogen production, transmission and storage in the UK. The Action Plan mentions the work of the ECITB, which it states is ‘pivotal in driving forward collaboration with employers, training providers [...]
The ECITB has issued advice to help holders of industry-standard safety card, the CCNSG Safety Passport, avoid some common pitfalls. A valid CCNSG Safety Passport card is often a requirement for working on many engineering construction sites. Developed by the Client Contractor National Safety Group (CCNSG) and administered by the [...]
Congratulations to all the teams who took part in the ECITB ACTIVE Cup as it returned to Cranfield University’s School of Management for the first time since 2020. The winning team made up of members from Genesis Energies and Technip Energies UK Operating Centre narrowly pipped teams from Wood [...]
Short courses from the ECITB are proving a hit with employers as they deliver punchy, bite-sized remote learning in a range of important areas. Delivered remotely, the courses – taught by ECITB-approved training provider, Go Forth – cover topics including risk management, introduction to project control, estimating and project document [...]
The ECITB has welcomed the government’s new British Energy Security Strategy, which has set out plans to boost wind power, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen, along with domestic oil and gas, and make 95% of electricity low carbon by 2030. As the employer-led skills body for the engineering construction industry, [...]
Teams from Worley, Oceaneering, Aquaterra and Stork were the prize winners at the 5th Virtual ECITB ACTIVE Cup delivered by Cranfield University’s School of Management. Worley took the prestigious winning place in a closely fought competition. The winning team from Worley The teams took part in the high-pressure [...]
Regional trends across the UK’s engineering construction industry point to common challenges for employers around workforce demographics that must be addressed to meet the Government’s net zero targets, according to a new report published by the ECITB. Analysis of data provided by ECITB-registered companies as part of the [...]
The ECITB hosted the second virtual National Forum on Wednesday, 23rd February 2022. The online event for employers, training providers and other key stakeholders provided an opportunity to review 2021 and set out the ECITB’s plans and priorities for the year ahead. WATCH THE NATIONAL FORUM 2022 HERE [...]
Industry 4.0 is revolutionising the world around us and is poised to change the way we work. To gauge how prepared the engineering construction industry is for this digital transformation the ECITB is inviting employers to take a short survey. Participating companies will receive a report assessing Industry 4.0 [...]
Teams from McDermott, Fluor, Wood & Worley were the prize winners at the 4th Virtual ECITB ACTIVE Cup delivered by Cranfield University’s School of Management. Fluor took the prestigious winning place in the closely fought online project management competition. The winning team from Fluor celebrate their ACTIVE Cup victory [...]
