CITB wage bill tops £52m as staff numbers jump 13%

The total wage bill at the CITB was £52.5m last year according to the latest set of accounts published by the training body.
Employment costs jumped from £45.9m last time as the number of CITB staff increased to 861 from 763.
The accounts state: “We have increased staff numbers to rebuild the organisation’s capacity and capability, ensuring we are fully equipped to deliver on the ambitions of our new Strategic Plan.”The figures come as the CITB faced a barrage of cr