ConstructionSkills is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the construction industry. It is a partnership between CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and CITB Northern Ireland (NI).

As such, this partnership covers the whole industry - from craft through to the professional occupations - the whole of the UK, and all of the issues that the industry faces.

SSCs are responsible for tackling the skills and productivity needs of their sectors and have the four key goals:

• Reduce skills gaps and shortages.
• Improve productivity.
• Increase opportunities for all individuals in the workforce.
• Improve learning supply.

SSCs are the voice of industry. They give employers direct input into how training funding and policy are organised.

Sector Skills Agreements (SSAs) are the most powerful tool a Sector Skills Council has. They identify the skills and challenges faced by the industry and demonstrate the increased employer commitment to training to address these challenges. Essentially they are deals, between the industry and the government, to:

• Ensure training meet employers' needs
• Increase the numbers of employers prepared to train their employees, and
• Make individuals more employable.

Our role is to help broker the deal on behalf of the construction industry and ensure that the government and its agencies deliver the necessary training supply side to meet industry’s requirements.

Find out more about ConstructionSkills and Sector Skills Agreements.