CITB has issued a Top Ten Checklist for apprentice site safety during Covid-19. This is aimed at employers and site management to help them ensure that apprentices and others are protected against infection and reduce the spread of the virus.
CITB have introduced a remote learning and examination option for their health and Safety Awareness course, designed to counter the closures of Site Safety Plus training centres. Contact your training centre to reschedule your course onto the online version. Site
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) are currently experiencing difficulties issuing cards to first-time applicants or those wishing to renew. The problem stems from the need for all applications to be supported by a passed CITB Health, Safety and Environment
The Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak is putting employers under extreme pressure. However, to help keep valuable skills within the construction industry, CITB are making available advanced payment of apprenticeship attendance grants of up to £2,500 for second and third year apprentices.
As the spread of Coronavirus Covid-19 continues, it was inevitable that CISRS training centres would consider and then implement cancellations or rescheduling. Course delegates want to keep learning and centre staff want to keep earning, but it’s critical that everyone
The CITB levy imposed on employers within the construction industry is used to support the development of a skilled workforce. Stacey Underhill, head of external affairs at the Scaffolding Association, provides an overview of the skills development opportunity for the
The leading association for the scaffolding sector is making a strong plea to its members and the wider industry, to fully participate in the CITB consultation on the review of the current National Occupational Standards as they affect the scaffolding
HAKI is now delivering the one-day CISRS Operative Training Scheme (COTS) to customers from its CITB-accredited training centre in Milton Keynes. The COTS course, accredited by CISRS, enables people who are new to scaffolding to learn the basics of the
