ECITB regulated qualifications

ECITB qualifications enable learners to demonstrate the specific skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to perform a particular role as set out by the National Occupational Standards (NOS). By working with industry, ECITB engineering qualifications are valued by employers because they deliver the skills industry needs and offer development opportunities to staff across a wide range of engineering construction roles.

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Working with industry

ECITB qualifications are valued by employers

Flexible

Suitable qualifications for both new and experienced learners

A variety of methods

Learners are assessed via a variety of different methods

Quality

Quality assured with high standards of delivery

About ECITB qualifications

ECITB qualifications are based on the National Occupational Standards (NOS) of a particular sector of industry. NOS are developed by employers and professional bodies in conjunction with the Standard Setting Body and describe what is meant by occupational competence within a particular job role.

Our engineering qualifications are suitable for learners who already have skills and want to improve them, and also for those who are just starting out in their chosen career, for example apprentices.

To complete an ECITB qualification, learners must enrol with an ECITB Approved Centre and prove they can do certain work-related tasks.

Approved centres are organisations approved and quality assured by the ECITB to ensure they have qualified staff and sufficient resources to undertake effective delivery and assessment of the qualification, and adhere to all ECITB and regulatory requirements. Leaners are assessed by a variety of different assessment methods which offers them flexibility in how they achieve their qualification.

Scottish Competence Based Qualifications (CBQs) are accredited by SQA Accreditation and have ‘SCQF’ in their title. These are delivered in the workplace only.

Qualifications regulated by Ofqual (England) and Qualification Wales have ‘RQF’ in their title and can be delivered at college or in the workplace.

Maja Redlowska From Dounreay Completed An ECITB Qualification In Project Controls

Case study: ‘ECITB qualification gave me confidence and insight into how my work benefits projects’

Maja Redlowska, who is a project controller at NRS Dounreay, completed an ECITB qualification in March 2025 at the age of 42.

She is part of the project controls support team for the nuclear decommissioning site in Caithness, north Scotland, where she started out in an administrative role in the programme office in 2019 supporting its lead estimator and planner.

This gave her insights into project controls careers which led to her securing a trainee project controls position, before being promoted to the role of project controller. She was then enrolled on the ECITB Level 6 Diploma in Advanced Project Controls Practice and Techniques.

Hear from Maja about how completing an engineering construction qualification has helped her career and in her day-to-day role.

Read Maja's ECITB qualifications story

How are ECITB qualifications assessed?

How are ECITB qualifications assessed?

Learners must be registered on the engineering qualification with an ECITB approved centre before taking any assessment. The types of assessment will vary depending on the qualification.

Qualifications require a candidate to be observed by an approved centre assessor. This is normally done in a learner’s ‘live workplace’ environment but a number of ECITB qualifications also allow for this in an approved simulated environment.

ECITB online knowledge tests are mandated in a number of engineering qualifications and consist multiple choice questions delivered in an invigilated environment.

Recorded technical/professional discussions take place between a learner and an assessor to further assess knowledge and to close any gaps in the qualifications.

Assessment may also consist of both timed assignments and/or practical tests delivered in an invigilated environment.

ECITB qualifications are designed to consider fair access to assessment and adhere to equal opportunities legislation. Please refer to our Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy.

Read the ECITB Assessment Strategy, which is relevant to all SCQF (Scotland) qualifications.

For all subsequent qualifications developed for the RQF (England and Wales) the assessment methods can be found within the qualification documentation available to approved centres.

Find out more

Do ECITB qualifications hold UCAS tariff points, what are National Occupational Standards and is training towards an engineering qualification included? Find answers to these questions and more on our ECITB qualifications frequently asked questions (FAQs) page. If our FAQs do not answer your queries and you have further questions please email qualifications@ecitb.org.uk.