Get CITB Funding With Deb Madden & Nathan Wilkins
03/12/25 • 43 min
In this episode, Greg sits down with Deb Madden, Executive Director at CITB, and Nathan Wilkins, Customer Engagement Manager, to uncover how construction business owners can access CITB funding to train, upskill, and grow their teams. They break down exactly how to claim grants, access training, and make the most of CITB support.
🔹 Key topics covered:
✅ What is CITB? – How it helps small and medium construction businesses
✅ Apprenticeships & funding – Up to £10,000 available per apprentice 💰
✅ Training grants & leadership courses – How to upskill your team for free
✅ Levies explained – What you pay vs. what you can claim
✅ Tackling the skills shortage – Why the industry needs 250,000+ workers and how businesses can benefit
If you’re a construction business owner looking to train your team, take on apprentices, or claim funding you didn’t know existed, this episode is a must-listen! 🎧🔥
Book a call with your local CITB Advisor today. You can find their contact details here: CITB in your local area - CITB
If you’d like to do some research beforehand on the support available, here are some useful links:
- Grants and available funding: Grants & Funding for Training Courses - CITB
- £500 grant for hosting a construction student on work-experience: Into Work grant - CITB
- Support with recruitment of an apprentices: New Entrant Support Team - CITB
- Apprenticeship grant details: Apprenticeship grants - CITB
- CITB levy calculator: Levy Calculator (Guide for What You May Pay) - CITB
- Construction Career portal ‘GoConstruct’: Construction Is A Career Like No Other | Go Construct
- Skill shortage information: CSN Industry Outlook - 2024-2028 - CITB
For more episode please visit:
https://developcoaching.co.uk/construction-podcast/
If you'd like to discuss fast-tracking your results, book in a free call - https://www.developcoaching.co.uk/schedule/
If you'd like help growing your business join my private Facebook group - https://m.facebook.com/groups/constructiontradesaccelerator
In this episode, Greg sits down with Deb Madden, Executive Director at CITB, and Nathan Wilkins, Customer Engagement Manager, to uncover how construction business owners can access CITB funding to train, upskill, and grow their teams. They break down exactly how to claim grants, access training, and make the most of CITB support.
🔹 Key topics covered:
✅ What is CITB? – How it helps small and medium construction businesses
✅ Apprenticeships & funding – Up to £10,000 available per apprentice 💰
✅ Training grants & leadership courses – How to upskill your team for free
✅ Levies explained – What you pay vs. what you can claim
✅ Tackling the skills shortage – Why the industry needs 250,000+ workers and how businesses can benefit
If you’re a construction business owner looking to train your team, take on apprentices, or claim funding you didn’t know existed, this episode is a must-listen! 🎧🔥
Book a call with your local CITB Advisor today. You can find their contact details here: CITB in your local area - CITB
If you’d like to do some research beforehand on the support available, here are some useful links:
- Grants and available funding: Grants & Funding for Training Courses - CITB
- £500 grant for hosting a construction student on work-experience: Into Work grant - CITB
- Support with recruitment of an apprentices: New Entrant Support Team - CITB
- Apprenticeship grant details: Apprenticeship grants - CITB
- CITB levy calculator: Levy Calculator (Guide for What You May Pay) - CITB
- Construction Career portal ‘GoConstruct’: Construction Is A Career Like No Other | Go Construct
- Skill shortage information: CSN Industry Outlook - 2024-2028 - CITB
For more episode please visit:
https://developcoaching.co.uk/construction-podcast/
If you'd like to discuss fast-tracking your results, book in a free call - https://www.developcoaching.co.uk/schedule/
If you'd like help growing your business join my private Facebook group - https://m.facebook.com/groups/constructiontradesaccelerator
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If you'd like to discuss fast-tracking your results, book in a free call - https://www.developcoaching.co.uk/schedule/
If you'd like help growing your business join my private Facebook group - https://m.facebook.com/groups/constructiontradesaccelerator
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If you'd like to discuss fast-tracking your results, book in a free call - https://www.developcoaching.co.uk/schedule/
If you'd like help growing your business join my private Facebook group - https://m.facebook.com/groups/constructiontradesaccelerator
Develop your Construction Business Podcast - Get CITB Funding With Deb Madden & Nathan Wilkins
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Greg: So in today's podcast, we're talking to the huge organization, the CITB. Maybe you've heard of them before. Maybe you steered clear of the CITB because you've heard some rumors about them. I hope not. But in today's podcast, you're really going to get the truth about who the CITB are, what they offer for the construction industry and how it can benefit you.
Now I use the CITB. Many years back when I had my construction company and they really supported me with bri
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