CITB Funding Update: Employer Networks and Large Employer Fund
This document outlines a funding update from CITB, coming into place from 1 April 2026. CITB is making changes to how funding is distributed to employers, introducing a new approach for large employers and updating the Employment Networks.
Created: 12 March 2026
Last Reviewed: 12 March 2026
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What is changing in for micro, small, and medium employers?
From April, micro to medium employers – those that employ between 1 to 249 employees – will be able to book training at 50% match funding or at a fixed contribution for health and safety courses. Large employers will have their own separate fund.
What does it cover?
The Employer Networks budget for 2026-27 has been set at £11.5m and this is a fixed term fund, meaning once it is gone it is gone. This has been broken this down to cap by employer size.
| Employer size | Employer Networks cap 2026-27 | Average Employer Networks claim by employer size in 2025-26 |
| Micro (1-9 employees) | £1,500 | £1,282 |
| Small (10-49 employees) | £2,000 | £2,180 |
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