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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a £250,000 project to upskill 100 rainscreen cladding system installers and 24 supervisors. The goal is to accelerate remediation works required across the country.
3B Training is proud to have been awarded the two-year contract for exclusive delivery of the programme across England, Scotland, and Wales.
In December 2024, the UK Government published its Remediation Acceleration Plan in response to the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry findings. The plan outlines the Government’s aim to accelerate the remediation of buildings with unsafe cladding in England.
The Scottish Government has already launched several schemes, providing millions in funding, to accelerate building safety assessments and remediation works. The Welsh Government also introduced its Building Safety (Wales) Bill in July 2025. The objective of which is to define clearer lines of responsibility for managing building safety risks.
CITB has collaborated with employers, Government, and other stakeholders to develop updated training for the inspection and installation of façades that meet improved fire safety standards. This is to ensure the construction industry’s preparedness to support the Government’s initiatives.
The UK Government has set strict targets for the removal of unsafe materials and for the installation of improved, compliant rainscreen façade systems for high-risk buildings. Government deadlines require landlords of buildings 18m or higher with unsafe cladding to complete remediation by the end of 2029. Landlords of buildings 11m-18m in height will need to complete remediation by the end of 2031.
CITB’s project will provide training, clear pathways, and training standards for installers and supervisors in the rainscreen façade sector.
Tim Balcon, Chief Executive at CITB, said: “People across the country need to feel assured that we have a competent and skilled workforce to deliver the urgently required remediation works to prevent tragedies like the Grenfell Tower fire happening again. Our research shows there is a shortage of workers in the rainscreen façade sector, so we’re working with Governments, industry, and the Construction Leadership Council to publish these new standards for training providers across the country and increase the number of competent installers and supervisors as quickly as possible.”
A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spokesperson said: “We’re proud to support CITB and the Industry Competence Steering Group in launching an innovative short course training programme. This initiative aims to increase the number of qualified façade installers and site supervisors, ensuring the industry has the capacity and capability to meet the targets set by the Remediation Acceleration Plan. We encourage industry stakeholders to take advantage of this training opportunity to support the Government’s ambition of making buildings safer.”
Mathew Bewley, Managing Director at 3B Training Ltd, said: “One of the key recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry was that installers of cladding systems undergo mandatory standardised training. Along with being appointed to deliver this training, we will also assemble a steering group of experts to help define the course content.
“It is a source of both enormous pride and responsibility to deliver this work which will fulfil this recommendation and help to ensure that a tragedy like Grenfell cannot happen again.”
The training courses for installers and supervisors will be free to attend on a limited number basis. Course delivery will begin in early 2026 and will run nationwide.
For more information or to register early interest in the courses, please visit the Installer Course webpage OR the Supervisor Course page and fill in the enquiry form.
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