The construction skills levy, managed by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), charges employers 0.5% of their pay bill annually5 and these funds go towards training activities identified as needed by the construction sector, including supporting apprenticeships. In 2015 the CITB collected GBP 182.8 million in construction levy income and about 80% of that was issued to employers in the form of training grants, while the remainder was used to fund other activities, like attracting new entrants to the industry (CITB, 2016). Small firms are exempted from paying the levy but can benefit from claiming training grants.