1. Deliver Engineering Construction Excellence through Leadership on Skills
For Career & Enterprise Company - Sallyann Garrard-Hughes Head of Skills Strategy Northern England October 2017

2. Who are the ECITB
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) IS A Non- Departmental Public Body (NDPB) accountable to the Department of Education (DfE). Established in 1991, the ECITB is the skills, standards and qualifications body with statutory responsibility for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain through an industrial training levy.

3. Mission Statement
The ECITB’s mission is to;
“Deliver engineering construction excellence through leadership on skills”.
It does this by working with employers, providers, government and other stakeholders to attract, develop and qualify people across a range of occupations and disciplines.

4. The ECITB
The engineering construction industry plays a vital role in the UK economy.
Work covers activities throughout the entire life cycle of industrial process plant and equipment;
Concept and engineering design
Procurement
Project management
Construction, installation and commissioning
Renewal and maintenance
Decommissioning and dismantling.

5. Some statistics (2016) since 1991:
Supported 1.5 million learners
Invested £380m
Over 2,000 apprentices on programme at any one time
Over 28,000 vocational qualifications awarded
Over 844,000 safety passports issued
Over 21,000 competence cards issued
Now operating in 18 different countries

6. ECITB Worldwide (Collaboration)

7. Attract Primary Schools
Be a part of Engineering Construction Game (free on iTunes)
Secondary Schools
5 geography/ career lessons outlining the key concepts, processes and suggested content for lessons at KS3.
Career pathway tool careers and career progression in the engineering construction sector
Role Profiles
Career Events – Big Bang
STEM challenge – piloting in NE in November focus on disadvantaged groups

8. Develop and Qualify ITEC
10 month programme for those wanting to work in the sector but unable to gain employment as an apprentice.
They are aged between and will undertake a level 3 technical knowledge qualification and a programme of practical training specific to the Engineering Construction sector
The course is funded jointly by the Skills Funding Agency and the ECITB
The young people do not get paid for the course they choose to do this rather than a traditional generic college course
Monthly employability reports and training reports available for interested companies
Apprenticeships
14 ECITB Apprenticeship frameworks
ECITB Products and Services

9. Skills & Safety Card Schemes Management & Professional
Products & Services
Skills & Safety Card Schemes
Health and Safety focus
ACE cards recognised across the ECI
Skills & Technical
Technical training
Technical testing
Recognised qualifications
Management & Professional
Project Controls/ Management
Supervisory Management
Pioneering digital (webinars)
The ECITB supports a wide range of energy and process industry sectors that form the backbone of national industrial infrastructure

10. What can the ECITB offer?
Direct access to policy makers in Whitehall via our policy department
Development of ECI qualifications written by industry for industry
Extensive portfolio of training programmes and vocational technical training and testing to guarantee competency in practical craft and technician occupations as well as the technical, management supervisory, design and project management skills
Skills and training information and advice
Working with stakeholders to develop legacy offerings for regions containing ECI sites

11. Sallyann Garrard-Hughes Head of Skills Strategy Northern England
Contact Details
Sallyann Garrard-Hughes
Head of Skills Strategy Northern England