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Qualifi cations
LONG QUALIFICATION GRANTS Who can apply for these grants?
CITB pay grants for attending and achieving If you are a CITB Registered employer and up to

approved, higher-level qualifications that are focused date with your Levy Returns. As well as fulfilling

on the core construction skills needed across the CITB’s general Grants Scheme terms and
industry. They support courses undertaken through conditions and specific requirements for

distance learning and e-learning. Higher level this grant.
qualifications include:

• Higher National Certificates and Diplomas You can apply for this grant for all directly

employed staff on the payroll and all
(HNCs and HNDs) subcontractors.
• Degrees The learner must be completing the course part
• Post-graduate qualifications time. This grant is not available for full time or

These grants are for long qualifications and do not placement students.

apply to apprenticeships. You must be able to offer the appropriate level
of work experience to a learner, such that they
How much can you apply for? should spend a minimum of 16 hours per week
doing the job they are developing skills in. These
• £1,125 per year for attendance whilst hours way be averaged over a four-week rolling

completing the qualification, up to a maximum period.
of six years. This grant is payable every 13

weeks. If CITB are not satisfied that you’re providing
adequate training, they may reduce, withhold or
• £1,875 achievement grant on successful reclaim the grant.

completion of the qualification. You must also tell CITB immediately if your
learner leaves their training programme or
employment. Failure to do so will result in action
to recover overpayments.
What you need to know
You should apply for the attendance grant when
the learner starts the course. The application
must be received by CITB within 52 weeks of the
start date to allow grant to be backdated to this
date. If you submit your application more than 52
weeks after the start date, grant will be paid from
the date the application is received. You should
apply for the achievement grant when the leaner
has completed the course and achieved the

qualification.
Achievement grant applications must be

submitted after the certificate is issued by 30
June 2026 (for achievements awarded between
1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026).

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