The CITB has launched its Training Provider Network (TPN) for approved training providers across England, Scotland and Wales.
To become a member, training providers must deliver training relevant to employers in the construction industry and meet a quality assurance criteria specific to the type of training they provide. And pay CITB up to 拢1,000 a year.
TPN members are offered the opportunity to connect directly with employers through initiatives like Employer Networks, to build relationships with employers and create better work placements and employment opportunities for new entrants.
There are four types of training categories that a training provider can apply to offer:
- Endorsed: You are delivering training that that is not standardised or accredited by CITB or an awarding organisation but supports the construction industry. This includes soft skills training. This category is free of charge.
- Recognised: You are delivering training that is approved by an awarding organisation e.g. City & Guilds, or qualifications regulated by Ofqual, SQA or Qualification Wales
- Assured: You are delivering training that can be mapped against appropriate CITB short duration training standards
- Licensed: You want to deliver CITB Site Safety Plus (SSP) courses, or become an Internet Test Centre (ITC) for the CITB HS&E test. Fees for this are 拢1,000 a year.
The CITB says that members of the TPN will be recognised by the British construction industry as a training provider who delivers quality-assured training.
CITB nations engagement director Deb Madden said: 鈥淓verything we do at CITB is about meeting the skills and training needs of the industry. Training providers are vital partners in driving necessary change, which is why we're 聽launching the Training Provider Network. It will create a platform for training providers to have a stronger voice in shaping the future of construction training.
鈥淭he network will also work alongside our well-received Employer Networks initiative so that construction employers have access to a trusted pathway to quality training exactly when and where it's needed.鈥�
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