SkillBuild
SkillBuild, delivered by CITB, is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices.
As the biggest and longest running construction skills competition, we’re looking for skill and talent that is built to last.
Register for SkillBuild 2026!
After an incredible 2025 National Final, the countdown to SkillBuild 2026 has already begun!
Register to compete in your nearest Regional Qualifier, taking place from March to June 2026 at 17 colleges across the UK. With ten different trades to choose from, there’s something for everyone.
Registration is open until 13:00 on Friday 20th February 2026.
How does the competition work?
The Regional Qualifiers run UK-wide, from March to June each year. These one-day events bring together apprentices and trainees who complete a set task relevant to their trade. Once the Qualifiers have finished, the marks are collated and the eight highest-scoring competitors in each specialist skill go through to the next round – the SkillBuild National Final.
SkillBuild Competition Rules (PDF, 552KB) contains more detailed information.
The SkillBuild competition categories are:
- Bricklaying
- Carpentry
- Drylining
- Furniture and Cabinet Making
- Joinery
- Painting and Decorating
- Plastering
- Roof Slating and Tiling
- Stonemasonry
- Wall and Floor Tiling
New for SkillBuild 2026: Regional Qualifier practice drawings
For the first time, we’ve released the Regional Qualifier project drawings ahead of the competition.
These drawings are available to help competitors practise, plan and understand what will be expected on the day, giving more time to prepare before the Regional Qualifiers begin.
Download the Regional Qualifier drawings
Regional Qualifiers – dates and locations
Skill competitions available in:
- Stonemasonry
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Painting & Decorating
Skill competitions available in:
- Roof Slating & Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Roof Slating & Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Wall & Floor Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Painting & Decorating
Skill competitions available in:
- Drylining
- Plastering
Skill competitions available in:
- Stonemasonry
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Wall & Floor Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Roof Slating & Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Drylining
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Wall & Floor Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Roof Slating & Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Drylining
- Plastering
- Wall & Floor Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Stonemasonry
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Furniture & Cabinet Making
- Drylining
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Roof Slating & Tiling
- Wall & Floor Tiling
Skill competitions available in:
- Bricklaying
- Site Carpentry
- Bench Joinery
- Painting & Decorating
- Plastering
- Roof Slating & Tiling
Contact Us
Email us at skillbuild@citb.co.uk with any other questions or queries you might have.