Levy Grant Assistance

Are you registered with ConstructionSkills and paying an annual levy? Are you claiming all of the grant that you are entitled to?

Use Consign’s Levy Grant Checklist to help you understand what grants are available and how much you could claim

To be eligible for any grant in the 2010/2011 Grants Scheme you must complete a 2010 Levy Return. The industry asks ConstructionSkills to collect an annual Levy from all liable employers. Grants are then given to employers to develop their workforce through training. This is seen as the best way to support training by our industry.
The CITB ConstructionSkills grants exist in order to ensure the long term growth and development of the industry, by means of a dedicated scheme to pay for the costs of training and development
All employers who are registered with and in-scope to, CITB-ConstructionSkills can claim grant, even those who pay no CITB ConstructionSkills Levy.
It is possible to claim grant for all your employees and labour only sub-contractors who receive training.
CITB ConstructionSkills Grants are available to influence the quality of training undertaken - the aim is to avoid skills gaps without over-training. The quality of training and development is controlled by standards of skills and knowledge agreed with industry. The requirements of National Vocational Qualifications/Scottish Vocational Qualifications have been taken into account in determining their pattern of approved training.
Grants are payable, through the training plan to apprentices for any training outside their college framework i.e. Paslode training, timber frame training, first aid etc

The following list details the types of grant available
Apprenticeship Grants in England and Wales
This grant supports the following training and achievements:
• off-the-job attendance with an approved work-based learning provider
• achievement of an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)
• Achievement of an apprenticeship framework. These grants are only payable if the apprentice has been registered onto an approved apprenticeship registration scheme.
• Specialist Apprenticeship Programme (SAPs)
Apprenticeship grants in Scotland
• off-the-job attendance with an approved training provider on an approved course
• achievement of a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ)
• achievement of an apprenticeship framework .These grants are only payable if the apprentice has been registered onto an approved apprenticeship registration scheme.
• Specialist Apprenticeship Programme (SAPs)
Construction related work experience
• planned work experience for students lasting at least 4 consecutive weeks which forms an integral and essential part of industrial training for construction-related technical and professional courses.
• overseas planned work experience.
• work experience temporarily undertaken with another firm for the purpose of broadening the students understanding. In this case grant continues to be paid to the main employer.
CPCS Technical Grant – Practical element
CPCS Technical test – theory element
Craft non apprenticeship grant
Short duration off-the-job training
Site Safety plus grants
Technical and professional achievement grants
Training and Development plan grant
VQ Achievement Grants
Constructionskills apprenticeships grant support