ConstructionSkills Grants 2009-2010
CPCS has kindly passed onto us details of the forthcoming changes to the Grants Scheme and the booklet that is being used to support it.
The industry-led CITB-ConstructionSkills Board has agreed changes to the Grants Scheme; to ensure the skills and training board can continue to pay grants to businesses as the recession deepens.
After extensive consultation, the Board ratified proposals that had been suggested by industry-led committees and agreed to reduce grant rates by 10% and supplementary payments to 10% across the board, with protection for apprenticeship and undergraduate grants, where rates remain unaffected.
A number of grants have been affected by the changes to the Grants Scheme including:
- Removal of the Health and Safety Test grant (£17.50).
Health & Safety training will continue to be supported through the Training and Development Plan and Short Duration routes
- Removal of On Site Assessment and Training profiling grant (£100)
- CPCS Technical Test Theory Element has been reduced by 10% (£90)
- CPCS Technical Test Practical Elements have been reduced by 10%
- (A43A £652 for each category,
- A43B £382 for each category and
- A43C £292 for each category)
- VQ Level 2 Achievement has been reduced by 10% (£450)
The changes to the Grants Scheme, will take effect from 1 August 2009.
30th Jul 2009
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