Industry calls grow to scrap the CITB

Indignant companies have been contacting the Enquirer and taking to social media to vent their frustration on the newest strikes.

Beena Nana, Head of Expertise and Coaching at fit-out commerce physique FIS stated: “Our members voted in opposition to consensus as not too long ago as this summer time and the preliminary response appears to be that the provide from CITB is even worse than they thought.

“We wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment that elementary adjustments are wanted to the coaching panorama for building, however you’ll be able to perceive why more and more firms are questioning whether or not a swathing levy that’s unpredictable and distant from the wants of particular person firms and sub sectors helps to drive that change”.

The FIS was one in all solely two commerce our bodies which voted in opposition to the CITB levy gathering powers being renewed earlier this yr.

One specialist contractor added: “The CITB is a quango and serves no function apart from to offer its workers with wages and advantages.”

One other stated: “CITB are unfit for our function. It’s simply one other hand in your pocket in a decent business.”

A contractor stated: “We’ve had sufficient of the CITB. At the moment’s funding cuts are one other blow to small building companies already combating to outlive.

“The levy system is irritating. The apprenticeship grants are nowhere close to what’s wanted. And now — even much less help for the folks truly attempting to coach the longer term workforce?

“We consistently hear that the UK wants extra expert trades — but the organisations designed to help development appear to be making it tougher yearly.”

One other agency added: “If CITB had spent as a lot cash supporting SMEs because it has on naval gazing and finishing up myriad restructures that carry lower than no worth to your common levy payer over the past twenty years, the development sector could be an actual powerhouse.”

One of many few optimistic notes on LinkedIn stated: “I’ll say the employees on the bottom that we take care of recurrently are actually nice folks, however let down by their superiors.”