The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced employers have voted in favour of its levy proposals that will help provide training for the construction industry across the next three years.

The results show that 67% of construction employers are in support of CITB’s levy – improving on the 2021 consensus results. Additionally, 12 out of the 14 ‘prescribed organisations’ are in agreement with the levy proposals.

Usually undertaken every three years, consensus is the process through which CITB seeks levy-paying employers’ views and agreement on its plans for generating the levy, which in turn supports the skills and training CITB will deliver to the industry.

The result means levy rates are proposed to remain the same for 2026-29. The proposed levy arrangements are PAYE: 0.35%, net paid (taxable) CIS Sub-contractors: 1.25% and increase the levy exemption and reduction thresholds to £150,000 and £500,000.

If the employee payroll and net paid (taxable) CIS subcontractors combined is less than £150,000, employers will not pay a levy. If it is between £150,000 and £499,999, they will receive an automatic reduction of 50%. This approach was supported by a majority of employers at a recent consultation and means CITB will continue to support its smallest employers.

These results have now been submitted to the Department for Education to ratify. Once ratified a new levy order can be raised.

Since the last set of consensus results, CITB has launched successful initiatives including Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team (NEST). Employer Networks offer bespoke, easy-to-access training and financial support for employers and last year, CITB quadrupled the number of learners it supported from 11,000 to more than 50,000 learners.

CITB’s NEST team – which helps make finding, recruiting and retaining an apprentice or new entrant easier for employers – nearly doubled the number of apprenticeship starts supported from 2,000 to over 4,000 in the 2024-25 financial year.

Tim Balcon, CEO at CITB, said: “The levy is designed to ensure that construction employers of all sizes feel supported with their skills and training needs. It plays a vital role in investing in the British construction industry, ensuring the development of a skilled workforce to meet the sector's current and future demands.

“We are really pleased that levy payers continue to be supportive of the levy proposals. We will now focus on delivering our strategic plan through which we aim to support at least 35,000 employers over the next four years and establish a simpler, more responsive skills and training system better aligned with industry needs.”

Click here for more results from the consensus 2025.