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Changes to the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme and Exceptional Training Grant NFB Webinar sessions – 6 th September 2013

Changes to the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme and Exceptional Training Grant NFB Webinar sessions – 6 th September 2013. Presented by: Kim D Leonard, Grant Product Manager, CITB. Aims. To provide an overview of the main changes made to the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme

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Changes to the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme and Exceptional Training Grant NFB Webinar sessions – 6 th September 2013

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  1. Changes to the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme and Exceptional Training Grant NFB Webinar sessions – 6th September 2013 Presented by: Kim D Leonard, Grant Product Manager, CITB

  2. Aims • To provide • an overview of the main changes made to the • 2013/2014 Grants Scheme • the latest news on an Exceptional Training Grant payment

  3. 2013/2014 Grants Scheme eligibility • Access to 2013/2014 Grants Scheme support • Grants can be claimed but will not be paid until a 2013 • Levy Return has been correctly completed and received • If employers do not send in their 2013 Levy Return by • 31 July 2013 any claims will be held until it is received • If the 2013 Levy Return is not received by 31 December 2013 • the employer will forfeit eligibility to all grant payments within • the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme

  4. Training and Development Plans *was originally £22.50 per day £50 per day maintained for Training Plans that commence in the 2013/2014 Grants Scheme year

  5. Short Duration off the job attendance *was originally £22.50 per day **Training and Development Plan is the best option for employers who train construction and non-construction occupations

  6. Technical and Professional attendance

  7. Technical and Professional attendance and achievement grants and C-ILM courses The C–ILM Construction Leadership and Management Skills qualification developed by CITB, ILM and industry is now approved

  8. Site Safety Plus Any approved course from the Site Safety Plus suite

  9. VQ Level 4 and above achievement There is a premium of £210 on top of Plant related VQs for the first 10,000 claims. Plant related VQ level 4 and above will be paid at £610 and not reduced to £400

  10. Alignment of attendance grants

  11. 2013/2014 Grants Scheme – What hasn’t changed?

  12. Apprenticeship grants (England and Wales)

  13. Apprenticeship grants (Scotland)

  14. Specialist Apprenticeship Programmes (SAPs) and Specialist Upskilling Programmes (SUPs)Grant available for 30 apprenticeship and 11 up-skilling programmes developed by the National Specialist Team in partnership with the individual specialist sectors, with more to followContact the National Specialist Team for details of how to apply, the eligibility criteria and approval of additional programmes

  15. Construction-related Work Experience

  16. Achievement grants *Plant VQ level 4 and above will be payable at £610. In 2012/2013 all Level 4 and above were paid at £650 but now reduced to £400. Premium will now apply to ensure a fair approach. (** 2,703 claims at 30 May 2013)

  17. CPCS Theory and Practical Tests

  18. Grants Scheme claiming limits Some grants have limits to what can be claimed – see www.citb.co.uk/grant website for more details

  19. Supplementary Payment

  20. Exceptional Training Grant

  21. Exceptional Training Grant • Approved by the Training Committee on 19th June 2013 and confirmed by the CITB Board on 24thJuly 2013 • Reward for training carried out in 2012/2013 and an incentive to carry out training in 2013/2014 Grants Scheme • Total cost for each of the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Grants Schemes will be £30m - £15m in each Grants Scheme • Available to all employers who have claimed grant in 2012/2013 and who will claim in 2013/2014 Grants Schemes • To qualify for 2012/2013 Exceptional Grant Payment the 2012 Levy Return must have been submitted by 31 December 2012 • To qualify for 2013/2014 Exceptional Grant Payment the 2013 Levy Return must be submitted by 31 December 2013

  22. Exceptional Training Grant (continued) • Exceptional grant payable in arrears as a percentage of all grant claims received under the 2012/13 and 2013/14 Grants Schemes • Grant claimers will receive a percentage of between 12% to 15% of the grants claimed, excluding Supplementary Payment • Minimum payment of £250 per employer will be made in instances where the percentage calculation falls below the minimum level. • The Exceptional Training Grant will not have to be claimed; if eligible employers will be paid automatically in December 2013 and 2014. • Actual percentage will be calculated after 31 October each year • Training Plans – any Interim and Final Claims for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Grants Schemes that are not paid before 31 October will be included in an additional payment planned in 2014 and 2015. This will ensure the employer gets their full entitlement

  23. Thank you – any questions?

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