Following the recent increase in Employer Network uptake, the EN allocation for this financial year is now fully committed.
On 25th February 2026 CITB provided an official statement that the Employer Network funding allocation has been fully committed until the 2026 financial year end. As a result of the financial commitment, CITB are in no longer able to process requests for funded training via the Employer Network for the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year. For the official statement, please head HERE.
Despite this update, CITB provide reassurance that funded training can once again be supported by the Employer Network from April 2026 as planned.
As a leading CITB Approved Training Organisation and Test Centre, Alpha Safety Training remains committed to supporting our valued CITB employers and learners, exploring the range of options to support your skills and training needs below.
As a leading CITB Approved Training Organisation and Test Centre, Alpha Safety Training remains committed to supporting our valued CITB employers and learners
Grant Funding
Despite the update on the CITB Employer Network, CITB approved organisations can continue to reclaim grant on eligible courses.
A range of short duration courses including Plant Operations, Scaffolding and other specialist courses are still eligible for CITB grant funding, including our IPAF MEWP Operator courses.
Local CITB Advisors
We remain committed to working alongside your local CITB advisors to ensure the very best advice and support for your training needs. Your advisors are on hand to support in diagnosing skills gaps whilst providing advice and signposting on means of funded training. For CITB employers based in Wales, your local advisors are as below:
- Jon Davies (Swansea, South Powys & SA14-17 Carmarthenshire)
- Ross Baker (Neath Port Talbot & Rhondda Cynon Taf)
- Harry Paterson (Cardiff, Monmouthsire, Newport & Torfaen)
- John Evans (Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent & Vale of Glamorgan)
- Sheila Holmes (SA18 + Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion)
For support outside of Wales, please head here.
Regional Training Groups
Member of a regional training group?
Good news, if you've subscribed to a Construction training group, you can take full advantage of the many benefits the Group Training Officer (GTO's) can offer you.
Alpha Safety works closely in collaboration with many of the regional training groups, allowing members access to professional & friendly advice alongside discounted training rates provided by Alpha Safety for your skills needs. If you are already subscribed to your local group please do reach out to your GTO. If not but you'd like to find out more, contact your local group using the details below:
Construction Training Group GTO Contacts:
CCTAL (Carmarthenshire Construction Training Association)
Swansea Bay Construction Support Group (SBCSG)
Capital Construction Training Group
Wales National Roofing Training Group
Four Construction Training Group
Dyfed Training Group
Gwent Construction Training Group
Gloucestershire Construction Training Group
Alpha Safety Training Support - PLA Funding
Last, but certainly not least, Alpha Safety training are proud to work in collaboration with Coleg y Cymoedd to support eligible learners fully funded RTITB training, via PLA funding.
Providing you meet the PLA funding criteria, you can access funded RTITB courses such as our Novice Counterbalance Forklift training. For full details on the funding criteria required, please click HERE where you'll find all the information you need.
We remain commited to supporting our CITB registered employers as well as all of our valued partners and learners with the highest level of quality accredited training in each way possible.
We welcome the update from CITB with funding support to continue as planned from April onwards.
If you prefer to get in touch for more information please contact our team...
