CITB Skills and Training Fund

The Skills and Training fund aims to help small and micro construction companies to deliver high quality learning and development experiences to employees. It provides extra incentive to access CITB grant eligible training. From 2020, it also supports a wider range of activity, with a greater emphasis on innovation, and management and leadership training.

Who can apply for funding

You can apply if:

  • you are a CITB-registered employer
  • you have 1-99 directly employed staff on the payroll (employees must be in addition to yourself / business owner)
  • any previous project paid for by the Skills and Training fund has been signed off as complete.
  • You can apply for funding once every 12 months.

How much can you apply for

CITB-registered employers can apply for funding related to how many direct employees they have:

  • Employers with 1 to 49 directly employed staff can receive up to £5000.
  • Employers with 50 to 74 directly employed staff can receive up to £7500.
  • Employers with 75 to 99 directly employed staff can receive up to £10000.

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