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The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the continuing persistent gap between what the UK needs to keep up with demand and the workforce available to meet the challenge.

CITB is exhibiting at the UK’s largest built environment event during next month's UK Construction Week at the London Excel from 7 - 9 May. The CITB Customer Engagement team will be there to provide their knowledge and support to all customers who attend.

The launch of this year’s Business Plan is a significant step forward in our longer-term ambition to transform the skills landscape.

Today, CITB unveiled its Business Plan for 2024-25. The new direction sets out to build on previous plans and shows how they will support and empower employers by investing £267m over the coming year.

CITB is delighted to announce the launch of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards for 2024. Returning for the third year, the awards will continue to highlight the significant contributions of women from across the construction industry and showcase women in the sector in order to make female and non-binary role models more visible and accessible.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new voluntary trustees to its Board. Rachael Cunningham, Nikki Davis, Stephen Gray, Julia Heap, and Herman Kok will join the Board from 1 April 2024, each serving a four-year term.

It’s almost time for Open Doors 2024 – where construction sites come alive in front of your very eyes. Open Doors, delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB, takes visitors behind the scenes to showcase the fantastic range of careers available in construction. And there is something for everyone with more than 210 events taking place across Great Britain from Monday 18 to Saturday 23 March 2024.

The winners of the SkillBuild National Final 2023 have been announced, after 78 construction trainees went head-to-head over three days.

CITB has announced support for a Homebuilding Sector Skills Plan (PDF, 452kb) which represents a new way of working with the sector to improve skills, training and recruitment.  The plan has been created in partnership with homebuilding sector stakeholders and aims to increase the availability of skilled workers, to help meet the needs of the homebuilding pipeline. 

After more than 1,000 registrations and 17 regional heats, the top construction trainees from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Final 2023.