60 YEARS OF CITB NI
L-R: Damien O’Callaghan, Group MD Heron Bros, and Barry Nielson OBE, Chief Executive, CITB NI.
L-R: Rachel Dorovatas, Director, CITB NI; Paul Brogan, Managing Director, John McQuillan Contracts; and Barry Neilson OBE, Chief Executive, CITB NI.
individuals for the demands of the construction industry. Additionally, the Women in Construction Summit, identified by the CITB NI-led women in construction network as a need to encourage more women into the industry, held its third summit in 2024. Welcoming over 160 delegates, the summit explored and debated a range of key industry topics including digital technologies and the impact of AI. Building on its partnership approach, CITB NI is working with the Department for Communities Historic Environment Division to deliver a new Heritage Project which will not only preserve, develop and deliver heritage skills supply and training in Northern Ireland but will seek to unlock the potential of developing future jobs and employment in the construction sector. This partnership will also help raise awareness of our built heritage, the heritage skills required and promote the preservation and development of traditional crafts and skills. A collaborative industry-driven approach is at the heart of CITB NI’s strategy for developing training and skills solutions. This entails not only exploring and supporting growth opportunities but facing ongoing emerging challenges including an ageing workforce, declining numbers of new talent entering the industry, technological advances in IT, the drive for energy efficiency and a net- zero carbon society. Over the years, CITB NI has worked with industry leaders such as GRAHAM, Heron Bros and John McQuillan Contracts – to name but a few. This approach has helped to develop a collective future-focused learning strategy which concentrates on tackling these
challenges, with the interests of both small and large organisations at its core. Celebrating CITB NI’s 60th anniversary, Barry Neilson OBE, Chief Executive CITB NI said, “On behalf of the team at CITB NI, we thank everyone who has been on this journey with us over the years. We are delighted to mark our 60th anniversary year – it is quite an achievement. “We are proud to continue to support the development of our most valuable resource - our people. As we reflect back on our
L-R: Barry Neilson OBE, Chief Executive, CITB NI; Rachel Dorovatas, Director, CITB NI; and Vincent Hinds CITB NI facilities.
L-R: Rachel Dorovatas, Director, CITB NI; Helen Vint, Head of Learning & Development GRAHAM; and Barry Neilson OBE, Chief Executive, CITB NI.
key successes, we also are all too aware of the future demands on our industry, and training and development has never been as important. “Key areas for future development in 2024 and beyond include digital construction and new technologies, sustainability and zero carbon, Governmental direction and a review of training interventions to support the industry in the most efficient and effective way possible. “Upskilling our existing workforce while
developing new entrants equipped with the skills for both the known and unknown challenges ahead will be key and will play a central role in our future approach.”
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