The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has started hunting for its new new head office site in Peterborough.

The move is part of the organisation's 'Vision 2020' programme which aims to radically change the way CITB operates.

Establishing a single head office will see CITB move from one large estate with functions spread across 11 sites throughout Great Britain to be brought together in a single, modern head office.

Works is now underway to identify suitable office space within Peterborough and a lease is expected to be signed later this year, with the move completed by January 2020.


Sarah Beale, Chief Executive at CITB, said: "This is a necessary step for CITB. British construction firms pay their levy and rightly expect high-quality skills as a result. The creation of a single head office will bring us closer to our customers and create the right environment to ensure that CITB delivers the 'levy in, skills out' focus that industry and Government have demanded. "

Peter Lauener, Chair of CITB, said: "CITB has embarked on a radical transformation programme which will deliver the skills British construction needs. To do this, we will need to become a more flexible, dynamic organisation, working in partnership with employers in all parts of Great Britain and setting the standards for future skills.

"Part of that change will mean establishing a new head office in a more central location such as Peterborough where access to other parts of GB will be easier.

"Meanwhile Sarah Beale and I are committed to doing everything we can to maximise the development of the CITB's site in Bircham Newton and thereby leave a lasting legacy for the local community and the economy of North Norfolk."

(LM)