Training Groups
Training Groups can provide small and micro employers with support to identify training needs
About Training Groups
Training Groups are support networks of construction employers. They can help employers access training which is suitable for their individual needs.
Training Groups were previously grant funded by CITB, but this funding was redirected to other initiatives in 2026, however Training Groups have continued to operate.
Training Groups can organise training, advise on mandatory and skill-specific requirements, assist with funding applications, help access CITB grants, arrange networking opportunities and more.
CITB funding for Training Groups ended after 31 March 2026. While employers can still claim grants for eligible training that has been organised via Training Groups, CITB funding has been directed to models such as Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team.
The different types of Training Group
There are three types of Training Group: Local Training Groups, Regional Specialist Training Groups and National Specialist Training Groups.
Deciding on which Group to join may depend on your individual training needs. You can join both a Local and a Specialist Training Group.
If I join a Training Group can I still get support from my CITB Adviser?
Absolutely. Our Engagement Team will work with Training Groups where possible – employers will receive support from both their Group Training Officer and their CITB Adviser if needed.
Local Training Groups by location
North
Contractors Training Group North East (Berwick, County Durham and Teesside)
Key contact: Dawn Wilkinson
TG Chair: Michelle Radford
Website: ctgne.co.uk
Humber Training Group
Key contact: Samantha Hind
TG Chair: Daniel Roche
Website: www.humbertraininggroup.com
North Yorkshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Lorraine Kirbitson
TG Chair: Amanda.Davidson@simpsonyork.co.uk
Website: www.nyctg.co.uk
Promoting Construction West Yorkshire(PCWY) Training Group
Key contact: Lorraine Kirbitson
TG Chair: Beverley Pearce
Construction Training Cumbria Ltd
Key contact: Dave Richardson
TG Chair: David Evans
Website: www.cctg.org.uk
Liverpool Region Training Group
Key contact: Andrew Partington
TG Chair: Matthew Burrows
North West Contractors Training Group (North West England)
Key contact: Gill Steele
TG Chair: Julie Lawrenson
South East Lancashire Construction Association (SELCA)
Key contact: Lisa Crawford
TG Chair: Joanne James
Midlands and East
Action for Construction (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire)
Key contact: Adele Doyle
Chair: Catherine Canning
Website: www.actionforconstruction.org
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Karen Whitehouse
TG Chair: Laurence Speller
Website: ww.hwctg.co.uk
Leicestershire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Matt Neath
TG Chair: David Marriott
Website: www.lctg.org.uk
Lincolnshire Group Training Association
Key contact: Steve Taylor
TG Chair: Herman Kok
Website: www.lgta.co.uk
Midlands Construction Training Group
Key contact: Debbie Westwood
TG Chair: Mark Eustace
Website: www.mctg.co.uk
Northamptonshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Natalie Smith
TG Chair: Ian Dickerson
Website: www.nctg.co.uk
Shropshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Debbie Westwood
TG Chair: Colin Kemshead
Website: www.sctg.co.uk
Skills 4 Site (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire)
Key contact: Chris Wiley
TG Chair: Dave Spratt
Website: www.skills4site.co.uk
South Lincolnshire Group Training Association
Key contact: Steve Taylor
TG Chair: Barbara Mehew
Website: slgta.co.uk
Staffordshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Mike Askey
TG Chair: Sharon Llewellyn
Website: sctlgroup.com
South East
Construction Training (Beds & Herts) Ltd
Key contact: Gary Finck
Tel: 07468 690688
TG Chair: Mark Hickson
Website: www.constructiontrainingbandh.com
Essex Construction Training Association
Key contact: Hayley Cornwell
TG Chair: Steve Ewers
Website: https://www.ecta.co.uk/
Hampshire Construction Training Association
Key contact: Carolyn Hinton
TG Chair: Julia Coak
Website: www.hcta.org.uk
Isle of Wight Construction Training Group
Key contact: Michelle Scott
TG Chair: Louis Atrill
Website: www.iwctg.org
Norfolk Construction Training Group
Key contact: Samantha Thomas
TG Chair: John Farley
Website: www.nctg.org.uk
Oxfordshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: David Holbrooke
TG Chair: Bryan Gelder
Website: www.theoctg.co.uk
Surrey & West Sussex Training Group
Key contact: Toni Gray
TG Chair: TBC
Website: www.surreytraininggroup.co.uk
Thames Valley Construction Training Association
Key contact: Paul Bayley
TG Chair: Mark Barrett
Website: https://tvcta.co.uk/
Weald Construction Training Group
Key contact: Jackie Digges
TG Chair: Adam Houghton
Website: www.thewctg.co.uk
London
London Region Construction Training Group
Key contact: Nicky Carter
TG Chair: Steve Drury
Website: www.lrctg.co.uk
South West England
Avon Construction Training Group
Key contact: Vanessa Wilmut
TG Chair: Paul Curry
Website: actgltd.co.uk
Cornwall Construction Training Group
Key contact: Paula Hutchens
TG Chair: Peter George
Website: www.cornwalltraininggroup.co.uk
Devon Construction Industry Training Group
Key contact: Marie Coyde
TG Chair: Pete Lucas
Website: www.devonconstructiontraining.co.uk
Gloucestershire Construction Training Group
Group Training Officer: Jenny Creamer
TG Chair: Vance Babbage
Website: www.gctraining.group
Plymouth Construction Training Group
Key contact: Dee Fitzgerald
TG Chair: Tony Carson
Website: www.pctg.co.uk
Somerset Construction Training Ltd
Key contact: Hilary Neal
TG Chair: Keith Hoskins
Angus Construction Training Group
Key contact: Jacqueline Hacking
TG Chair: Graeme Davies
Website: https://www.actraining.org.uk/
Argyll Construction Training Group
Key contact: argylltraininggroup@gmail.com
TG Chair: Gillies Brown
Ayrshire Construction Training Group
Key contact: Isabel McNicoll
TG Chair: Sharon McClure
Website: https://ayrshirectg.co.uk/
Building Contractors Training Group
Key contact: Debbie Borthwick
TG Chair: Gordon Mackenzie
Website: https://bctg.uk.com
Dumfries & Galloway Construction Training Group
Key contact: Ian Wells
TG Chair: Ian Sproat
Dunedin Construction Training Group
Key contact: Audrey Paterson
TG Chair: Callum Smith
Website: https://www.dctg.online/
Grampian Construction Training Group
Key contact: Fiona Main
TG Chair: Jim Buchan
Website: https://gctltd.co.uk/about
Highland Construction Training Group
Key contact: Debbie Borthwick
TG Chair: Graham Bell
Website: http://www.hctg.net
North Highland Construction Training Group
Key contact: Naomi Harvey
TG Chair: Kyle Henderson
Orkney Training Group
Key contact: Katy Clouston
TG Chair: Stephen Kemp
Shetland Construction Training Group
Key contact: James Johnston
TG Chair: Robert Anderson
Website: http://www.shetctg.co.uk
Western Isles Construction Training Group
Key contact: Donald Nicholson
TG Chair: Neil Mackay
Capital Construction Training Group (Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan)
Key contact: Joanne Mahoney
TG Chair: Keith Hopkinson
Website: http://www.capitalctg.co.uk
Carmarthenshire Construction Training Association Ltd
Key contact: Lynette Anthony
TG Chair: Delwyn Jones
Dyfed Training Group
Key contact:Tanya Cooze-Smith
TG Chair: Ken Pearson
Four Construction Training Group (Merthyr, RCT, Caerphilly and Bridgend)
Key contact: Rachelle Garrod
TG Chair: Carl Raynes
Website: http://www.fourconstruction.co.uk
Gwent Construction Training Group
Key contact: Sarah Horsfall
TG Chair: Anthony Davies
Website: http://www.gwentconstruction.com
North East Wales Construction Training Group
Key contact: Annmarie Florence
TG Chair: Libby Dever
Website: https://www.newctg.co.uk
North West Wales Construction Training Group
Key contact: Adam Jones
TG Chair: Mandy Evans
Website: https://www.nwwctg.cymru/
Swansea Bay Construction Support Group
Key contact: Euros Griffiths
TG Chair: Anthony Thomas
Website: https://www.sbcsg.co.uk/
Specialist Training Groups by specialty or trade
Civils Training Group (Yorkshire and Humberside)
Area coverage: Contractors and civil engineering contractors in the Yorkshire and Humberside Area
Key contact: Jemma Carmody
TG Chair: Angie Lee
Civil Engineering Training Group (North East)
Area of coverage: Civil engineering contractors in the North East area
Key contact: Vikki Munro
TG Chair: Kerry Stanford
Scottish Civils Training Group
Area coverage: Civil engineering contractors across Scotland
Key contact: Teri Urquhart or Jenny MacIver
TG Chair: Adrian Aikman
Website: https://scottishcivilstraining.co.uk/
CONSTRUCT Concrete Structures Group
Key contact: Ian Burnett
Chair of the group: Robert Thompson
Website: www.construct.org.uk
National Demolition Training Group
Area of coverage: Demolition employers across the UK
Key contact: Iain Kirk
TG Chair: Lesley Ransome
Scottish National Demolition Training Group
Supporting Demolition contractors across Scotland
Key contact: Ralph Russell
TG Chair: Shona Farrell (acting chair)
Plastering and Dry Lining Training Forum
Key contacts: Andrew Partington
Chair of the group: Noel Taylor
Scottish Decorators National Training Group
Key Contact: Lorraine McGregor
TG Chair: Neil Rogers
Hire Train
Key contact: Paul Gaze
TG Chair: Scott Ball
Website: www.hae.org.uk
TOPIC - Plant
Key contact: Rob Squires
Line Train
Key contact: Amanda Tasker
Chair of the group: Geoff Wright
Independent Roof Training Association Scotland
Key contact: Ian Letham (ian@irtscotland.co.uk / ian@saucersolutions.co.uk)
Chair of the group: Peter Treacy
Website: www.irtscotland.co.uk
London and Southern Roofing
Key contact: Michelle Workman
TG Chair: Mark Notridge
Midland Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Kate Bonsor
TG Chair: Gary Lane
North East Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Helen Wilson
TG Chair: Alan Chapman
North West Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Sue Wharton
TG Chair: Stephen Bithell
Website: http://northwestrooftraining.co.uk
South Central Roofing Training Group
Key contact & TG Chair: Mike Fildes
Website: www.southcoastrooftraining.co.uk
South West Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Nichola Smith
TG Chair: Andy King
Website: www.swrtg.co.uk
Wales National Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Lesley Hughes
TG Chair: Gregg Brett
Yorkshire Independent Roofing Training Group
Key contact: Denise Cherry
TG Chair: Alex Kettle
Website: www.yirtg.co.uk
Access & Scaffolding Industry Training Organisation (ASITO)
Key contact: Henry Annafi
TG Chair: David Mosley
National Association of Shopfitters Training Group
Key contact: Amanda Scott
TG Chair: James Filus
Website: https://www.shopfitters.org
Finishes and Interior Specialists Training Group
Key Contact: Marie Flinter marieflinter@thefis.org
TG Chair: Iain McIlwee
Website: www.thefis.org
Scottish Specialist Contractors Training Committee
Key contact: Ralph Russell
TG Chair: Ian Main
The Steeplejack and Lightning Protection Training Group
Key contact: Peter Bennett
TG Chair: Roy Westwick
Website: https://slptraininggroup.org.uk
Natural Stone
Key contact: Claire Wallbridge
TG Chair: Michelle Turner
Website: www.nsitg.org.uk
TunnelSkills
Key contact: Sam French
TG Chair: Neil Hancox
Oak Frame Training Forum
Key contact: Nigel Howe
TG Chair: Rupert Newman
Website: http://oftf.org.uk
Wood Industry Training Forum
Key contact: Ian Gurling
TG Chair: Helen Hewitt
Website: https://www.bwf.org.uk/education/training-hub/bwf-wit-forum/