What is the CITB Employer Network?
CITB Employer Networks can simplify how you access the support your business needs. The scheme offers advice on managing budgets and provides up to £25,000 in yearly funding for training.
How Can Your Business Benefit?
One-to-One Support
Once you sign up, you will be assigned to the CITB Employer Network in your local area. Get the support that your business needs – with over 30 Employer Networks across England, Scotland, and Wales.
Make use of the one-to-one support available from your local Employer Network advisor.
Excellent Funding
Once you sign up, you will have access to up to £25,000 of yearly funding. This can be put towards anything that supports your business – such as trade skills, digital skills, or net zero initiatives.
This funding can be used to cover up to 70% of any training costs – making upskilling more accessible than ever. There are no lengthy application processes, your local advisor is there to keep things simple.
Example – How Much Will This Save?
Let’s say you want to invest in CPCS Crane Supervisor training for your employee. Below is how BAM Construction Training would work alongside your local Employer Network to set up this course.
Course Cost: £1195+VAT
Funding Available: £1003.80 (70%)
Final Cost: £430.20 (30%)
How to Access Funding
Step 1: Make Sure You’re Registered with CITB
To be eligible for the Employer Network, you must register your business with CITB.
Step 2: Identify Training Needs
Determine which courses would benefit your employees the most and consider your available budget.
Step 3: Submit Your Application
Submit your funding application form, available on the CITB website.
Sign up to the CITB Employer Network
Sign up to the CITB Employer Network and your local advisor will be in touch.
Can This Be Used With Other Funding?
Businesses can make use of the Employer Network alongside other funding, such as the CITB Skills & Training Fund. However, multiple funding options cannot be used for the same training course.
Learn more about alternative funding and grant schemes:
CITB Employer Network Areas
Employer Networks can be found across England, Scotland and Wales:
England
North
- Cumbria and Lancashire
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside and Cheshire
- Northeast and Teeside
- North & East Yorkshire & Humberside
- South & West Yorkshire
Midlands and East
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Birmingham, Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Leicestershire and Northants
- Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Norfolk and Suffolk
- Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, Milton Keynes
- The Marches, Stoke and Staffordshire, Worcestershire
London
- London Central and West
- London North and East
- London South
South East
- East and West Sussex
- Essex
- Kent
- Surrey
South West
- Devon and Cornwall
- Dorset, Avon and Somerset
- Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Scotland
- Aberdeen City – Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus
- Central Scotland
- Highlands/Islands/Argyll
- Lothian and Borders, Fife and Clacks
Wales
- North and Mid Wales
- South East Wales
- South West Wales
