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<p>The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for the Construction Industry
Training Board (CITB), the body that supports training and skills in construction.</p><p>DfE
is currently working closely with employers in the construction industry to develop
new apprenticeships for the sector. While evidence suggests there are sufficient learners
going through the skills system, with over 200,000 construction qualifications being
taken each year, reforms set out in the skills plan (July 2016) will ensure these
qualifications become more relevant and meet the industry’s needs.</p><p>Additionally,
the Construction Leadership Council, the business led sector council which advises
Government on key strategic issues, has investigated the labour model in the construction
industry and commissioned an independent report (published in October 2016), making
recommendations for industry and Government. The Government is currently considering
the review’s recommendations.</p>
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