CITB Funding and Grant Changes from 8th January 2026
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) announced at the beginning of December 2025 a series of changes it is making to their funding and grant system.
They explained the reason is due to the success of initiatives like Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team (NEST), meaning that they have seen a 36% increase in demand for its services over the last four years. Over this same period, they have not raised the Levy rate, meaning that it is needing to support more employers with the same amount of Levy.
Consequently, at current levels, demand for CITB support will exceed its Levy income. Without action, CITB say it risks being unable to support any of these programmes.
Some of the funding and grant changes will come into effect from Thursday 8th January 2026. These include:
- Removal of short course training grant, with Employer Networks as the main replacement funding route and a small number of courses to still be grant funded.
- The scope of what is funded by Employer Networks is changing, as well as a reduction of the rate to 50% match funding and 30% for Health and Safety courses.
- Funding for level 7 qualifications and attendance grant from long qualifications will be stopped
- All non-apprentice achievement grants will be £600.
The remaining changes will come into effect from Wednesday 1st April 2026. These are:
- Large employers will be moved to a single large employer funding offer
- Large employers will no longer be able to access Employer Networks.
For more information on these changes please visit CITB Funding Changes Information
