The Skills and Training fund aims to help medium, 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.

You can apply if:

• you are a CITB-registered employer
• you have up to 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
• Funding is related to how many direct employees they have
  – Employers with CIS only (no PAYE) can receive up to £2500.
  – 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.
  – 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.

To find out more visit www.citb.co.uk or contact Monica Costello, CITB Customer Engagement Advisor for Cumbria – 07768 208850 – monica.costelloe@citb.co.uk