What is ECITB Global?

ECITB Global is the international division of the ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board), a UK-based leading skills organisation sponsored by the UK Government’s Department for Education. The ECITB supports high-quality training and development across the UK workforce and licenses its training products to a network of accredited training providers around the world.

Engineering construction industry training and testing in the UK is of the highest standard and meets the wider needs of the major projects in each of the sectors it operates, including oil and gas, power, renewable energy, nuclear, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, shipbuilding and all other construction projects including new build and transportation networks. Over a decade ago the ECITB began operating internationally in recognition of similar demand elsewhere.

Working with almost 200 licensed training providers worldwide, the ECITB delivers internationally recognised training and qualifications in key engineering construction industry skills and health and safety programmes. Currently we link our global qualifications with locally recognised training programmes and qualifications in more than 30 countries to ensure that successful learners graduate from one common training programme and assessment process with qualifications that are valid across international markets.

We work with regional government authorities, engineering construction businesses and many other key stakeholders associated with the industry. Quality assurance and regular audits by the ECITB ensure the highest standards of delivery are established and maintained.

About the Engineering Construction Industry

Engineering construction refers to the design, planning, construction, maintenance and decommissioning of energy and process plant infrastructure with the workforce comprising mechanical and electrical workers, technicians, engineers and many more. The following sectors are all part of the wider engineering construction industry.

About ECITB Skills Training

The ECITB has worked with employers and training providers for many years developing and delivering wide range of engineering construction training.  Our technical and craft training courses cover many key skills that can help employees find work and enhance existing employees’ career development, whilst simultaneously benefitting the wider industry by increasing the pool of skills available to it both within and outside the sector.

Approved training courses will usually cover either technical or occupational competences.  They take between one day and eight weeks to complete and are completed in four stages:

Stage 1 – Initial off-the-job training at an ECITB Licensed Training Centre.

Stage 2 – Guided work-based task assignment.

Stage 3 – Assessment via an ECITB Technical Test (to validate competence).

Stage 4 – Reassessment every 3 years to check performance.

By using an ECITB-licensed provider, employers ensure their workers receive high-quality skills training. At the end of courses, employees receive an ECITB certificate of training to prove they have job-specific skills and understand safe working practices. As the training and qualifications are transferable with the individual it is also serves as assurance for employers when recruiting new workers.

Our Vision

ECITB Global is the industry authority on engineering construction skills, working in partnership with employers, training providers and governments around the world to help build a highly skilled workforce and deliver safer and more productive workplaces. Our core values are:

Knowledgeable: We aspire to be a learning organisation, always building our knowledge and spreading learning through industry.

Collaborative: We strive to listen and work as a team to achieve the best results.

Proactive: We pro-actively seek out and respond to opportunities to address our industry’s training needs.

Respectful: We foster an inclusive environment where everyone’s view is respected, and we are professional, courteous, and kind.