New research into the engineering construction labour market has revealed the challenges facing employers in this vital sector of the UK economy. With the industry set to grow by 33,000 jobs in the next decade, employers told researchers working on behalf of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) [...]
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has announced the appointment of Lesley Birse to its Board. Lesley brings more than 20 years of experience in global HR for the oil and gas sector to the role. Currently President People and Organisation for Europe, Africa, ME, Asia and Australia [...]
A senior oil and gas engineer has been named as the new Regional Chair of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. Mitch Crichton, who is Project Delivery Director for WorleyParsons, in Aberdeen, will take up the honorary position. The role will focus on the upstream oil and gas industry in [...]
Following the consultation on grants earlier in the year and recent governance changes, the ECITB has made a number of changes to its grants policy. The changes ensure that the ECITB’s grant policy is up to date and aligns with government legislation, which gives us the statutory powers to support [...]
The ECITB has recognised the importance of mental health awareness across engineering construction industry workplaces by committing £350,000 to fund training over the next two years. Feedback from this year’s survey of ECITB companies and face-to-face engagement with industry employers has shown increased demand for mental health training and highlighted [...]
The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has formally recognised the ECITB as the External Quality Assurance Provider (EQAP) for two of its new Apprenticeship Standards. This means the ECITB will work with and support End Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs) and will undertake the validation of Apprentice End Point Assessments conducted by [...]
Industry giants Sellafield, BMW and Airbus are among the major engineering companies to recruit talent from a training scheme to prepare learners for a career in the engineering construction industry. The ECITB’s Introduction to Engineering Construction Course (ITEC) is a 10-month programme preparing learners for apprenticeships and other roles in [...]
This year's Engineering Construction Industry Training & Development Awards at the beautiful central London hotel venue, Bloomsbury London, were a huge success. Hosted by Helen Czerski, renowned physicist and oceanographer and television presenter, recognised some of the industry's brightest and best. The award winners were: YOUNG APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR Laura [...]
The Government has today set out its priorities for the ECITB for the year ahead, in a letter from the Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships, Anne Milton MP, to ECITB’s chair Lynda Armstrong OBE. The letter, which focuses on the ECITB’s activities in England for 2018-19, follow on from last [...]
Keeping up with new technologies and mental health awareness in the workplace are two key areas where more training should be offered to engineering construction industry workforce. The findings of a consultation by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), based on the views of more than 200 employers, training [...]
