DWP, the sponsors of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), has today published a consultation seeking views on the government’s proposal to bring together ECITB and CITB to create a single, unified Industry Training Board (ITB) to act on behalf of the construction and engineering construction sectors. The proposal sets out:
• the rationale for ITB reform, including the skills challenges the reform seeks to address
• the proposed approach to ITB reform and the intended benefits of a single, unified ITB
• the technical detail of creating a single, unified ITB, including implications for its governance, levy arrangements and skills offers
• alternative approaches to ITB reform that were considered
Views are also sought on two potential areas for future ITB reform:
• whether further changes should be considered to the employer activity in scope of a single ITB
• whether the maximum period for an ITB Levy Order should be extended beyond 3 years
This consultation is principally aimed at the construction and engineering construction sectors and would particularly welcome responses from construction and engineering construction employers registered for the CITB and ECITB levies in England, Scotland and Wales and employer and workforce representative bodies for these sectors, including ITB prescribed organisations and trade unions.
The consultation details and document can be found here.
