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Find details of local industry events, 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

Nicola Hieatt
Tel: 07721 667109
Email: Nicola.Hieatt@citb.co.uk

Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser

Hazel Thompson
Tel: 07771 732390
Email: Hazel.thompson@citb.co.uk

Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser

Sam Harman
Tel: 07775 114 142
Email: sam.harman@citb.co.uk

Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser

East Surrey

Karen Sharp
Tel:07795 883662
Email: karen.sharp@citb.co.uk

West Surrey

Steve Aluko
Tel:07919 553226
Email: stephen.aluko@citb.co.uk

Contact your local CITB team

South Hertfordshire

Anneli Somlo - Engagement Advisor
Tel: 07768 083882
Email: 
Anneli can assist with accessing grants and funding.

Joanna Young - New Entrant Support Advisor
Tel: 07435 739165
Email joanna.young@citb.co.uk
Joanna can support with all aspects of Apprenticeships

North Hertfordshire

Sharon Charles - Engagement Advisor
Tel: 07407 870116
Email: Sharon.Charles@citb.co.uk
Sharon can assist with accessing grants and funding.

Joanna Young - New Entrant Support Advisor
Tel: 07435 739165
Email joanna.young@citb.co.uk
Joanna can support with all aspects of Apprenticeships

Support to grow your business

Hertfordshire Growth Hub
The Hertfordshire Growth Hub help established businesses with real potential for growth to access the support they need to achieve even more. Their business advisers are industry experts, ready to work with you to diagnose exactly what your business needs are and help you make it happen. The support you'll get is powerful, targeted, impartial and completely free.

The Hertfordshire Growth Package is an expanding range of specialist business support services tailored to meet the specific needs of SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Website: Hertfordshire Growth Hub
Tel: 01707 398168
Email: 
Twitter: @HertsGrowthHub
LinkedIn: Hertfordshire Growth Hub

Help to train, recruit and fund your staff

Buckinghamshire College Group in partnership with Eiffage Kier
Eiffage Kier has secured CITB Construction Skills Funding to deliver construction training in Buckinghamshire & North Oxfordshire. Their target is to deliver training to 650 individuals in the locality of the HS2 central section. Training needs to be delivered by March 2020 and 30% of those trained need to go into employment.

Training will be delivered across three targeted programmes aligned to HS2 construction works, including:

  • Entry into construction – inc. L1 Construction Skills, Manual Handling, Health & Safety, CSCS card (Plan to train 450 individuals through this programme).
  • Plant operatives – CPCS card (Plan to train 100 individuals through this route).
  • Women into Construction – focus on IEMA Institute of Environment Management & Assessment and IOSH Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (Plan to train 100 people through this route).

This is a physical course due to its plastering focus, and candidates will need to be prepared for the physicality of it. In addition, candidates need to be aware that as this is not a college, so there is no onsite provision for SEN, although they will happily accommodate a scribe or reader if they accompany the learner. Steel toe cap boots are also a requirement for attending this course.

All courses are currently running with courses being started on a monthly basis.

Buckinghamshire College Group in conjunction with Eiffage Kier have launched these new pathways into construction this month (May) with two and three week courses that are all completely free of charge. For those looking for a physical hands on role or others seeking a move into construction management, these short courses, taught either at their campuses in Aylesbury or High Wycombe, have been developed to equip applicants with the skills necessary to allow them to progress in their chosen field. 

Free CITB Construction Skills courses for all at Bucks College Group

Training groups in your area

Construction Training B&H Ltd
Construction Training B&H Ltd covers a broad range of construction employers and their training needs across Hertfordshire.

Contact: Group Training Officer (GTO) Gary Finck
Tel: 07468 690688
Email: 

Bucks Employer Group
There is a pilot Training Group in Buckinghamshire set up as the Bucks Employer Group. CITB and the Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise will work in partnership to engage with employers on key industry issues, raise levels of training in the area and develop new approaches to working with CITB. If you would like any information or would like to get involved, please email your local Adviser, Sarah Peace.

Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser

North Kent

Georgie Gaynor
Tel: 07393 786683
Email: georgina.gaynor@citb.co.uk

South Kent (East)

Steve Aluko
Tel: 07919 553226
Email: stephen.aluko@citb.co.uk

South Kent (West)

Karen Sharp
Tel: 07795 883662
Email: karen.sharp@citb.co.uk

Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser

Shaun Britton
Tel: 07769 284011
Email: Shaun.britton@citb.co.uk

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