Construction Digital Magazine April 2021 | Page 87

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Support supply chain and SMEs
CITB ’ s research suggests there is a mismatch between the use of technology among larger employers and smaller ones . The industry and CITB should work together to make sure supply chains and smaller contractors adopt common approaches to technology . The industry ’ s structure - with a large proportion of micro employers as well as large numbers of self employed workers - sometimes makes adopting new technology and practice difficult . CITB is funding a number of pilot projects aimed at providing digital leadership training . Several of these projects focus specifically on the needs of SMEs and the supply chain .

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Policy and regulation
Government policy and regulation can support the expansion and development of training to embrace new skills and attitudinal and behavioural competencies . By working with governments on skills policy and by continuing to support the setting of underlying standards , CITB will help ensure that future training is high-quality , transferable and relevant for a digitalised industry .
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