Staying a step ahead to support the industry transition
Blog by Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) Chief Executive Andrew Hockey. As we look to support an industry in transition, I am mindful that the ECITB must be responsive and be one step ahead to ensure our services continue to meet the needs of our stakeholders. In our [...]
Engineering Magazine showcases ECITB training in special edition
The October edition of Engineering Magazine featured a 36-page ECITB Training Special Edition. In the edition, there is an introduction to the role of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) in ‘leading industry learning’, before featuring a wide range of different Approved Training Providers. The articles contained in [...]
What does a green career look like within the engineering construction industry?
It is currently Green Careers Week. We explore what a “green career” is and whether these exist in the engineering construction industry. Any career path that aids in the transition to net zero could be considered a green career. Yet some industry sectors are viewed as anything but green. [...]
In the spotlight: The ten winners from the ECI Awards 2023
The ECI Training and Development Awards 2023 crowned ten winners at a prestigious ceremony at the Cutty Sark in London as the engineering construction industry came together to celebrate success stories from the past year. A press release about the event went out the day after, but in this [...]
Applications open for ACTIVE Cup in milestone year
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has opened applications for its ACTIVE Cup competition which has been running for three decades. The high-pressure project management competition, which started in 1994 and takes place three times a year, gives teams experience of the whole project management process as they [...]
ECI Training and Development Awards celebrate brightest and best at Cutty Sark
The engineering construction industry’s (ECI) brightest and best were celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony last night at the Cutty Sark in London. The 11th ECI Training and Development Awards, organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), brought together industry leaders, influencers and policymakers, as well as [...]
Jamie White appointed Nuclear Skills Forum Chair
The ECITB Council has appointed Jamie White, Director of Strategic Partnerships at National College for Nuclear (NCfN) and Construction Skills Capability Lead at EDF, as Chair of the ECITB's new Nuclear Skills Forum. The forum, comprising representatives from engineering construction industry companies operating in the nuclear sector, will identify [...]
Tender process for 2024 scholar intake
The ECITB has opened the tendering process for the 2024 intake of scholars. Training providers are invited to submit applications for delivery of the pathways listed below. The opportunities to deliver a range of scholarship discipline pathways across England, Scotland and Wales are now available to view on government [...]
Why leading union has backed the CCNSG Safety Passport from the start
One of the largest unions in the UK has praised the CCNSG Safety Passport for its pivotal role in creating a “behavioural and cultural step change” within the engineering construction industry around health and safety in the last 30 years. The CCNSG (Client Contractor National Safety Group) Safety Passport [...]
I went from novice to flying over volcanoes thanks to new ECITB drone course
A college instructor loved the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) new drone course so much he went out and bought his own – and took it to Iceland to fly it over a volcano! Julian Hoile, who works for NPTC Group of Colleges in Wales, believes the use [...]