CITB programme helps over 1,500 apprentices join the industry in six months

CITB’s specialist New Entrant Support Team helps over 1,500 apprentices join the industry in six months

The number of apprenticeship starts supported has increased by 61% compared to previous period The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) recently released its mid-year figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST). The figures show that NEST has already supported 1,521 apprenticeship starts between April – September 2025, an increase from 943 in the same […] The post CITB’s specialist New Entrant Support Team helps over 1,500 apprentices…

New Entrant Support Team helps over 1,500 apprentices join the industry in six months

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its mid-year figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST). The figures show that NEST has already supported 1,521 apprenticeship starts between April – September 2025, an increase from 943 in the same period in the previous year. The figures also show that in the same period this year, 9,201 employers were engaged, with the aim to recruit an apprentice into their business, a 48% inc…

CITB New Entrant Support Team Helps 1,500 Apprentices into Industry

MID-YEAR FIGURES released by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) show its New Entrant Support Team (NEST) has supported 1,521 apprenticeship starts between April – September 2025. This is an increase from 943 in the same period in the previous year. The figures also show that in the same period this year, 9,201 employers were engaged, with the aim to recruit an apprentice into their business – a 48% increase compared to the same peri…

CITB programme helps over 1,500 apprentices join the industry in six months

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has hailed the impact of its New Entrant Support Team (NEST) initiative, after mid-year figures revealed it supported 1,521 apprenticeship starts between April and September this year – an increase from 943 in the same period in 2024. The figures also show that in the same period this year, 9,201 employers were engaged, with the aim to recruit an apprentice into their business – a 48% rise compared…

Surge in construction apprenticeships as CITB support drives 61% rise

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has reported a sharp rise in apprenticeship starts, with more than 1,500 new apprentices supported by its New Entrant Support Team (NEST) in just six months. Between April and September 2025, NEST helped 1,521 people start construction apprenticeships. That marks a 61% increase compared with 943 during the same […]