Contractors working in the water treatment sector saw their workforce decline by almost one-fifth during the pandemic – more than any other engineering construction industry (ECI) sector - according to findings from the ECITB’s Workforce Census. With almost half of the remaining workforce set to retire within the [...]
Two years on from its launch, the ECITB Scholarship is going from strength-to-strength with 260 scholars preparing for careers in the engineering construction industry and a further 160 scholars set to start on programme in September. Approved Scholarship Providers, like Richmond upon Thames College, have been licensed to [...]
HRH The Princess Royal met ECITB Scholars at a visit to East Coast College’s Lowestoft campus and saw vital safety training in action. On a tour of the Lowestoft College’s Skills for Energy centre, HRH Princess Anne met with young people enrolled on the ECITB [...]
The UK’s oil and gas industry faces worrying workforce shortages if current skills gaps are not addressed now, the ECITB’s 2021 Workforce Census suggests. Oil and gas onshore workforce by headcount Data from 68 of some of the largest engineering contractor companies active in the sector indicates [...]
Just six months after he started his Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance (Electrical) with Fife-based DPS Group, Jack Arthur (20) found himself in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. DPS GROUP: Apprentice Jack Arthur and Managing Director Colin Burnett With large parts of the industry affected by the [...]
New training to improve safety for workers who inspect and maintain wind turbines has been launched by the ECITB following a successful pilot by Hexis Ltd. Delegates undergo assessment during the pilot course, ran by Hexis Ltd at East Coast College, Suffolk. Designed in response to the [...]
The ECITB is inviting training providers to tender for contracts to deliver the Scholarship programme, which starts in September 2022. These contracts relate to the delivery of the ECITB Scholarship Programme through a combination of knowledge and practical skills delivery. Ideally, on completion of the course, the scholars will progress [...]
Technical and professional solutions expert Fluor has commended the ECITB’s Train to Retain initiative for helping apprentices and graduates within the company continue key training and development activities during the pandemic. UK representatives of the Fortune 500 company, which has been providing engineering, procurement and construction services worldwide for [...]
The ECITB’s Head of Strategy, Policy and Insights Jenny Young, a panellist at the COP26 Green Career Pathways event on 7th November, on what net zero means for industry jobs. Jenny Young, ECITB Head of Strategy, Policy and Insights It’s a privilege to have a platform at COP26 [...]
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our first virtual conference - Project Management and Roadmap 2035: Leading the journey to net zero – yesterday. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. PM Conference 21 opening panel with (L to R): Lynda Armstrong, Chair ECITB; Chris [...]
