The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) facilitated a cohort of 15 learners from across Sellafield’s supply chain companies to attend its NAECI Industrial Relations course. The NAECI course was delivered by Don Atkinson of ACTTNow Training and took place at St Bees Management Centre in Cumbria. The National [...]
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and Global Underwater Hub have come together with STEM Returners to launch a new partnership to drive equality and diversity across the underwater industry. A sector-wide STEM Returners programme will be delivered across multiple organisations within Global Underwater Hub’s membership network and [...]
More than 110 people from 70 different organisations attended the annual Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) National Forum yesterday. At the event senior leaders from the industry-led skills body shared the ECITB’s plans for this year and performance highlights from 2023 with employers, training providers and other stakeholders. [...]
The engineering construction industry (ECI) is at risk of failing to deliver the 40,000 extra skilled workers needed by 2028 unless it better understands what motivates new entrants, according to a report out today. The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) career motivations study Inspiring Directions shows the industry [...]
As part of its Leading Industry Learning Strategy 2023-25, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is supporting employers to prepare for a projected boom* in project activity in a number of ways. Developing management skills will be key. As well as its industry-leading range of courses and qualifications [...]
A group of 12 people from Cumbria, including those who have been long-term unemployed, have taken the first steps to securing a job in the engineering construction industry as they began a Trainee Maintenance Operative Work Ready Programme. The cohort, aged 19+, will gain recognised skills and accredited qualifications [...]
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is urging all in-scope employers to get involved in its latest Census to help “build a better picture of future labour needs” in the industry. The ECITB Workforce Census 2024 will launch in the spring. Data gathered from the Census, which is [...]
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) e-learning platform has hit 10,000 course completions in just one year. The Covid pandemic led to a shift for more online learning and a need for the development of a blended-learning approach for engineering construction skills training. After a successful pilot programme, [...]
McDermott International Ltd came out on top as ten teams from companies in the engineering construction industry competed in the 47th ECITB ACTIVE Cup at Cranfield University near Milton Keynes. The high-pressure project management competition, which is now in its 30th year, involves teams of up to five managing [...]
For more than a decade, the ECITB Project Management Steering Group (PMSG) has been advocating competency management and professional development for Project Management professionals. Made up of volunteer project management professionals from leading oil and gas, renewables and energy transition companies and facilitated by the ECITB, the group has [...]
