Funding for level 7 qualifications and attendance grant from long qualifications will be stopped
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has made a series of changes to its funding and grant system.
The changes are designed to ensure CITB can deliver great value for the largest number of employers and maximise the value of the Levy for industry.
Due to the success of initiatives like Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team (NEST), CITB has seen a 36% increase in demand for its services over the last four years.
Over this same period, CITB has not raised the Levy rate, meaning that it is needing to support more employers with the same amount of Levy.
Consequently, at current levels, demand for CITB support will exceed its Levy income. Without action, CITB risks being unable to support any of these programmes.
Some of the funding and grant changes will come into effect from Thursday, 8th January 2026. These include:
- Removal of short course training grant, with Employer Networks as the main replacement funding route and a small number of courses to still be grant funded.
- The scope of what is funded by Employer Networks is changing, as well as a reduction of the rate to 50% match funding
- Funding for level 7 qualifications and attendance grant from long qualifications will be stopped
- All non-apprentice achievement grants will be £600.
The remaining changes will come into effect from Wednesday, 1st April 2026.
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