Yorkshire and Humber
Find details of local support, networks and contact information
CITB Advisers can support and guide you in terms of accessing CITB training, grants, funding and apprenticeships. In addition, they can signpost you to other sources of support, help and advice, including local partners and networks, for example LEPs, Growth Hubs and local initiatives.
Please find their contact information in the location links below
Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser
Hull and Humberside
Joanna Abram (Mon to Wed)
Tel:07776 463279
Email: joanna.abram@citb.co.uk
Laura Simpson (Wed to Fri)
Tel: 07753 788327
Email: laura.simpson@citb.co.uk
York and North Yorkshire
Mike Curtis
Tel:07770 991576
Email: mike.curtis@citb.co.uk
Training groups
Civils Training Group (Yorkshire and Humberside)
Area coverage: Contractors and civil engineering contractors in the Yorkshire and Humberside Area
Key contact: Jemma Carmody (jemma.carmody@ceca-yorks.co.uk)
Humber Training Group
Supports training for construction businesses in the area, contact Sam for further details: sam@humbertraininggroup.com
North Yorkshire Construction Training Group (NYCTG)
Key contact: Lorraine Kirbitson (Lorraine@nyctg.co.uk)
Chair of the group: Amanda Davidson (Amanda.Davidson@simpsonyork.co.uk)
Are you a small construction business based in North Yorkshire looking for help to identify the right training for your staff at the right time?
Would you like help to access £000s in grant support to train and develop your workforce?
North Yorkshire Construction Training Group works across the county with small and micro construction businesses, providing advice and guidance on mandatory and skill-specific training.
Yorkshire Independent Roof Training Group
Area coverage: Independent roofing contractors in Yorkshire
Key contact: Denise Cherry (Denise@YIRTG.org.uk)
Website: www.yirtg.co.uk
Business support services
Humber Growth Hub is an initiative of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) #Grow my SME offers businesses access to:
- specialist one-to-one advice and support,
- workshops, masterclasses and events and grant schemes including support to access supply chains,
- access to ICT grant funding and leadership development.
Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser
Barnsley, Doncaster and Wakefield
Paul Beharrell
Tel: 07384 905037
Email: paul.beharrell@citb.co.uk
Bradford, Halifax and Keighley
Hajra Lorgat
Tel: 07887 824808
Email: hajra.lorgat@citb.co.uk
Huddersfield and Leeds
Ricky Sandoval
Tel: 07342 066840
Email: Ricky.Sandoval@citb.co.uk
LinkedIn
Rotherham and Sheffield
Elizabeth Newey
Tel: 07827 842988
Email: elizabeth.newey@citb.co.uk
LinkedIn
Training groups
Civils Training Group (Yorkshire and Humberside)
- Area coverage: Contractors and civil engineering contractors in the Yorkshire and Humberside Area
- Key contact: Jemma Carmody (jemma.carmody@ceca-yorks.co.uk)
- Chair of the group: Angie Lee (a.leigh@cml.uk.com)
Promoting Construction West Yorkshire (PCWY) Training Group
- Area coverage: Contractors in West Yorkshire
- Key contact: Lorraine Kirbitson (lorraine@pcwy.co.uk)
- Website: Promoting Construction West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Independent Roof Training Group
- Area coverage: Independent roofing contractors in Yorkshire
- Key contact: Denise Cherry (Denise@YIRTG.org.uk)
- Website: www.yirtg.co.uk
Support for your business
Leeds City Region Business Growth Service
If you’re a small to medium sized business based in Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Kirklees, Leeds, or Wakefield, we can guide you through the complex world of business support.
Get in touch with our Business Growth Service and we can help you find the right support for your business needs. You can call us on 0113 348 1818 or email us: BusinessGrowth@the-lep.com for more information.
West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC)
WYCC bring businesses, organisations and training providers together to deliver workforce training and skills support, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). These programmes contribute to the economic growth of the Leeds City Region, tackle social mobility and connect the education and business sectors. The projects we manage offer funding opportunities for a range of training providers to deliver training in the region. You can read about our latest bids and opportunities, then register and apply on In-Tend.
Find out more on WYCC website, tel: 0113 235 4460, email: skills@westyorkshirecolleges.ac.uk
Sheffield City Region Growth Hub and Skills Bank
The Growth Hub provides a single and consistent offer for businesses across the Sheffield City Region, ensuring excellent business support provision and encompassing the best of what the region offers from support agencies as well as the public and private sectors. It offers support in finance, international trade, innovation, new business support, skills and training and business growth.
The Skills Bank provides employers across Sheffield City Region with access to high-quality training and funding to support the skills training that will enable them to develop their business. Funding for your existing workforce (employees aged 19+), for SME businesses located within Sheffield City region.
For more information please speak to a Growth Hub Gateway Adviser:
Website: https://skillsbankscr.co.uk/
Tel: 03330 00 00 39 (9am to 5pm Monday-Friday)
Email: growthhub@sheffieldcityregion.org.uk
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