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Building control for the trades
Registered installers can certify their own work. You still have an extension to manage, inspections to arrange and a declaration to sign. These are England's rules.
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Grants and schemes
Levies, grants and government schemes: what they actually pay for, who qualifies and what changes this year.
Everybody in this trade quotes these schemes back at you, and almost nobody selling a course has read them. Apprenticeship funding rules, the CITB levy and its grants, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and its £7,500 in England and Wales, and the training money that comes and goes with each spending review.
They also expire quietly. Apprentice pay changes every April, funding rules every August, and installer schemes get rewritten mid-year. So each one gets the same treatment here: what it pays, who actually qualifies, what you have to do to claim it, and the date it was last checked against the original.
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Building safety levy: building notices are excluded, but check the street before you pick one
MHCLG has restated the exclusion three weeks before the levy starts. If you build new homes, a private street outside can already mean full plans instead of a notice, and the letter says nothing about who pays.
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Boiler Upgrade Scheme: The April 2026 Overhaul That Changes Everything for Heating Engineers
On 28 April 2026 the UK government scrapped the EPC requirement, extended the scheme to 2030, and made air-to-air heat pumps eligible at £2,500. Here is what every heating engineer needs to know.
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UK's First Dedicated Heat Pump Apprenticeship Launches: The Low-Carbon Heating Technician
A 36-month Level 3 apprenticeship dedicated to heat pump and low-carbon heating installation, with a £22,000 funding band per apprentice. The first proper structured route into the renewables workforce.
Guides
UK Government Funding for Construction Training in 2026 - What You Need to Know
A comprehensive guide to CITB grants, apprenticeship funding, Innovate UK programmes, and Skills England initiatives available for construction training providers in 2026.
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Government Announces 13,000 New Construction Apprenticeships in £20bn Education Estates Strategy
During National Apprenticeship Week 2026, the government unveiled 13,000 apprenticeships and T-level placements across construction, backed by a £20bn School Rebuilding Programme. The biggest skills push in a decade.
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Government Pledges £600 Million to Transform Construction Training
Analysis of the UK Government's £600 million investment to train 60,000 construction workers by 2029 and transform the industry.
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