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Grants & Funding


There are several schemes offered by the CITB to support companies in offering not just sufficient, but thorough training programmes to their staff.  We've provided details below of these schemes but please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or want more information.


CITB Grant Scheme


What is the grants scheme?

The CITB Grants Scheme supports all registered employers to train their staff. This ensures that the appropriate skills are available to upskill workers and enable the industry to prosper, while maintaining the essentials, such as high health and safety standards on site.

CITB grants ensure the long-term growth of the industry by contributing towards the costs of training and development, and recognised qualifications. Their ambition is for the UK construction sector to become world-class; to be one of the most highly skilled, productive, safe and sustainable in the world. To do this they work hard to

  • reduce skills shortages
  • improve business performance
  • attract a diverse range of people to the industry
  • improve learning and
  • develop professional occupational standards.
Who can claim?

All employers registered with CITB can claim a grant, even those that don’t pay levy, including..

  • Pay as You Earn (PAYE) employees
  • Your NET (taxed) Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) sub-contractors.
  • Agency staff you use will also qualify for many of the grants.

We have provided details on all our courses that are available for grants.  Look for the following logo:

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CITB Skills & Training Fund


Skills and Training fund for small and micro-sized construction businesses - 1 to 99 employees

The Skills and Training fund aims to help small and micro construction companies to deliver high quality learning and development experiences to employees. It provides extra incentive to access CITB grant eligible training. From 2020, it also supports a wider range of activity, with a greater emphasis on innovation, and management and leadership training.

Who can apply for funding?

You can apply if:

  • You are a CITB-registered employer.
  • You have 1-99 directly employed staff on the payroll (employees must be in addition to yourself / business owner).
  • Any previous project paid for by the Skills and Training fund has been signed off as complete.
  • You can apply for funding once every 12 months.

How much can you apply for?

CITB-registered employers can apply for funding related to how many direct employees they have:

Employers with 1 to 49 directly employed staff can receive up to £5000.
Employers with 50 to 74 directly employed staff can receive up to £7500.
Employers with 75 to 99 directly employed staff can receive up to £10000.


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Skills and Training fund for medium-sized construction businesses - 100 to 250 employees

The Skills and Training fund aims to enable medium-sized construction companies (with up to 250 directly employed staff) to improve their training programme so that it meets the more complex needs of a developing business. This can include management and leadership training, helping you unlock growth through new technology or introducing new skills to improve productivity in your business.

Who can apply for funding?

You can apply if:

  • You are a CITB-registered employer.
  • You have between 100 and 250 directly-employed staff on the payroll.
  • Any previous project paid for by the Skills and Training fund has been signed off as complete.
  • You can apply for funding once every 12 months.

How much can you apply for?

CITB-registered employers can apply for funding related to how many direct employees they have.

  • Employers with between 100 and 149 directly-employed staff can receive up to £15,000.
  • Employers with between 150 and 199 directly-employed staff can receive up to £20,000.
  • Employers with between 200 and 250 directly-employed staff can receive up to £25,000.

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