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Nation Plans

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Overview

Following our Business Plan, our Nation Plans set out what activities CITB will focus on in England, Scotland and Wales to support the construction industry to have a skilled, competent and inclusive workforce, now and in the future.

And like our Business Plan, the Nation Plans focuses on tackling three key priority areas:

  1. Improving construction’s people pipeline
  2. Creating defined training pathways
  3. Delivering an efficient training supply

You can find more detail on these challenges by visiting our Business Plan.

Nation Plan: England - highlights

People Pipeline

Attracting new entrants to construction, by:

  • Increasing the number of SkillBuild competitors by 5%
  • Increasing the number of Go Construct STEM Ambassadors to 1,000
  • Reaching 490 new businesses and 1,100 unique individuals through the FIR commission
  • Establishing a commission to support apprentices’ mental health
  • Promoting the Talentview recruitment platform
  • Delivering 12,500 taster experiences

Our goals

  • 4% increase in the number of people accessing CITB careers support
  • 381 new apprenticeship starts at the National Construction College (NCC)
  • 15% increase in people in sustained employment through onsite hubs
  • 2,073 people supported into employment from further education

Training Pathways

Ensuring training delivers the skills needed, by:

  • Producing nine qualification and training pathways
  • Facilitating four new competence frameworks
  • Continually updating standards

Our goal

  • 20% of additional industry skills demand covered by agreed competence and training pathways

Training Supply

Putting the right training in the right place, by:

  • Expanding our network of recognised training providers
  • Increasing the number of people trained at the NCC by 7%
  • Providing up to 37,000 leadership and management training courses
  • Investing in Training Groups and the Employer Network

Our goals

  • 5% increase in CITB training support accessed by employers
  • 4% increase in individuals trained or supported

Read the England Nation Plan (PDF, 4872kb)

Nation Plan: Wales - highlights

People Pipeline

Attracting new entrants to construction, by:

  • Delivering See Your Site initiatives to young people
  • Delivering Women into Construction events to girls in Years 7, 8 and 9
  • Participating in Build UK’s Open Doors events
  • Reaching 800 learners through National Apprenticeship Week events
  • Growing the number of Go Construct STEM Ambassadors to 55
  • Growing the CSR Network to 62 members

Our goals

  • 10% increase in See Your Site participation
  • 20 learners taking part in Site Carpentry Traineeships
  • 10% increase in entries to skills competitions

Training Pathways

Ensuring training delivers the skills needed, by:

  • Implementing the Industrial Building Treatment Apprenticeship Framework
  • Developing new degree level apprenticeships
  • Revising and developing training standards

Our goals

  • Degree apprenticeships ready by September 2024
  • Employers prepared for the new Apprenticeship Frameworks

Training Supply

Putting the right training in the right place, by:

  • Recruiting two New Entrant Support Advisors
  • Improving awareness of CITB grants and funding
  • Delivering a complete solution for specialist niche apprenticeship training

Our goals

  • Deliver 20 niche apprenticeships
  • New apprenticeship provision for groundworks, roofing and floor laying
  • 10% increase in employers accessing training via Training Groups and the Employer Network

Read the Wales Nation Plan (PDF, 4031kb)

Read the Wales Nation Plan (Welsh) (PDF, 4031kb)

Nation Plan: Scotland - highlights

People Pipeline

Attracting new entrants to construction, by:

  • Recruiting and supporting Modern Apprentices via our managed agency
  • Linking Go Construct through to My World of Work
  • Increasing awareness of FIR initiatives
  • Increasing the number of SkillBuild competitors by 5%
  • Widening the talent pool through taster experiences

Our goals

  • 4% increase in taster opportunities available
  • 1,500 CITB apprenticeship starts
  • 3% increase in apprenticeship completion rates
  • £30m investment into Scottish apprenticeships
  • 5% increase in visits to Go Construct

Training Pathways

Ensuring training delivers the skills needed, by:

  • Clearly setting out the routes to competence
  • Collaborating with Skills Development Scotland’s review of apprenticeships
  • Putting clear, agreed industry standards in place

Goals

  • Nine new training and qualification pathways, covering 20% of Scotland’s additional skills demand
  • Complete the five-year cyclical review of all standards by the end of 2024

Agree four new competence frameworks

Training Supply

Putting the right training in the right place, by:

  • Delivering significant investments at NCC Inchinnan
  • Improving the quality of leadership and management skills across construction
  • Establishing a network of recognised training providers

Goals

  • Increase the number of people trained at NCC Inchinnan by 7%
  • Deliver ILM Level 3 qualifications across Scotland
  • A new Employer Network pilot in Dundee and Angus

Read the Scotland Nation Plan (PDF, 4237kb)