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Skills are important

To help you make the best start on your career journey we've provided a number of tools to help you develop your skills.

Having the right skills is more important than ever before, as in less than ten years there will be very few jobs that require no skills at all.

As well as boosting your career prospects, new skills could be the first step towards that qualification you've always wanted to get. Skills are also useful in all sorts of situations in life, and can boost your confidence.

What's on offer in construction

If you want to get some more advice about what skills are needed for certain jobs then try our Career Advisor tool or get in contact with us.

Practising the skills you will need in the industry

Once you've applied for an apprenticeship you'll be assessed, interviewed and given the opportunity to talk to CITB-ConstructionSkills staff about the industry to see what's suitable for you.

Visit our pages about Assessment.

Awards

The construction industry also recognises the achievements of outstanding apprentices each year.

Go to http://www.ccatf.org.uk/awards for more information.