CPCS cheat sheets offered online for £10
The Construction Plant Competence Scheme or CPCS has had a rough time of it lately and now it has even bigger worries, with cheat sheets being sold online…
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90% of applicants for a Skills and Training Fund accepted
A whopping 90% of applicants for a Skills and Training Fund for small firms run by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have had their bids approved. Out of 48…
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CITB “Changing the way we work” to improve levy distribution
This week CITB has been meeting with employers and federations to discuss our business plan for the next three years, which includes improving training reducing staff to return more of…
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4615 CSCS cards revoked in CITB clampdown
Thousands of CSCS cards are being revoked because of the test centers they were taken at, the susspect five test centers have since had there licences revoked. CITB has confirmed…
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New Apprenticeships levy 700 contractors to pay extra 0.5%
The chancellor Mr Osborne, addressing the Commons announced that from April 2017 businesses will contribute 0.5% of their total wage bill towards paying for on-the-job training but only for those…
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6,000 workers informed they must retake CSCS test
The CITB has confirmed that six thousand workers will need to retake the test as part of its ongoing campaign to crackdown on skills card cheats after cheating was…
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224,000 construction workers needed in five years is ‘key to tackling skills gap’
More recognised qualifications is ‘key to tackling skills gap’ is the soundbite being used, with a new study finding that formal training leading to a nationally recognised qualification is desperately needed…
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CITB to regularly audit CSCS centers to tackle card fraud
Last week’s Newsnight put the issue of card fraud in the construction industry under the spotlight. As an ex-police superintendent who now heads up the CITB’s fraud investigation team, I…
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CITB spend £1.2 million on new “Go Construct” website
CITB has spent £1.2 million on new go construct website the figure was revealed following a Freedom of Information request asking for a detailed breakdown of spending on the Go…
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New CITB levy could have negative impact on training
Trade body Build UK has responded to the consultation on the additional levy on construction firms saying it would have a “devastating impact” on training within the construction industry. With…
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