Funding Support

CITB Funding

Skilled and knowledgeable workers are vital to the construction industry, ensuring operational activities are carried out safely and efficiently.

• Employer Networks offer bespoke, easy-to-access training and financial support to anyone registered with CITB who is up to date with their levy. They give you a direct channel to communicate training needs and advise on how funding should be prioritised in your local area.

  Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want. It’s all part of the service.

  They have two main objectives:

  1. Make it easier for you to access training and funding. The training can be in anything that supports construction employers. These could be the trade skills you need right now or something you’ll need in the future - such as net zero, digital skills or mentoring. And because the Employer Networks or PCR Global help organise it all, you don’t need to complete any paperwork to apply for funding.

  2. To bring together employers at a local level to inform CITB on training needs, to advise how funding should be prioritised and allocated, and to effectively use training provision to address immediate and future skills needs in their region.

  Employer Networks have been piloted since July 2022 and have proven to be successful in helping more employers to train and offer them support.

  Why not join the Employer Networks to access tailored support and funding for the skills you need to succeed. Click here to find out more about Employer Networks.

• CITB Levy applies to all employers ‘engaged wholly or mainly in construction industry activities’. In other words, when construction activities take up more than half of your total employees’ time (including subcontractors).

  How much levy you pay is based on your total wage bill (the amount you pay your employees in a year).

  Here the word ‘employees’ specifically means individuals on the payroll and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) subcontractors from whom you make a CIS deduction. This is defined by Industrial Training legislation.

  Levy rates for the 2025 Levy Assessment are proposed as 0.35% for PAYE and 1.25% for Net CIS under the 2026 Levy Order which will be confirmed in Spring 2026.

  There are some exemptions and reductions in the levy for small employers. Find out more about levy rates and how they are assessed.

  To help you see what your CITB Levy may look like, CITB have produced a simple Levy calculator.

• CITB Grants Scheme are for construction industry employers who provide training for their workforce. The Grants Scheme helps the industry maintain high standards, making sure people are being trained in the right skills for the industry to thrive. The CITB grants programme covers funding for a range of day to day training, including short courses, qualifications and apprenticeships.

  All employers registered with CITB can apply for a grant.

  Grants are available to employers of all sizes, whether or not you pay a levy to CITB.

  However, please make sure you are up to date with your Levy Returns before making your application. This rule applies to all employers seeking grants for their employees.

  Click here to find out more about the CITB Grant Scheme.

Who should you register with CITB?

Under the Industrial Training Act 1982 and consequent Levy Orders, CITB must raise a levy assessment on all employers in the construction industry. However, the construction industry for our purposes may differ significantly from what you imagine it to be. The activities of the construction industry are set out below.

You are "engaged wholly or mainly in construction industry activities" when construction activities take up more than half of your total employees’ time (including subcontractors). If that is the case, you need to register your business with CITB and complete an annual Levy Return so that we can carry out a levy assessment.

Click for more information about registering with CITB

Skills and Training Fund

The Skills & Training Fund closed on 30 September 2025, and Employer Networks have become the single channel for further developing businesses. Alongside this the grants scheme will continue to operate to support core construction training.