The move will affect 337 staff with the “majority” transferring over to new provider Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL).

The move is part of CITB’s Vision 2020 programme to “take on a more strategic and influential role focusing on securing the right training mix, high standards and quality assurance building employer confidence in the market.”

The programme has already seen CITB announce plans to exit direct training.

From February SSCL will take over HR, Finance, Procurement, Technology and Change (Corporate Performance), Apprenticeship Processing and certain Customer Operations.

Sarah Beale, CEO of CITB, said the move “will modernise our systems and bring the latest innovations in service to our customers.”

She added: It will allow CITB to focus on our priorities and become a leaner, more agile organisation that delivers the skills needed by British construction.”

CITB has also confirmed it is selling its Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) to awarding organisation NOCN Group – as tipped in the Enquirer four months ago.

Braden Connolly, Director of Products and Services at CITB, said: “We already have a successful relationship with NOCN Group – having sold our Cskills Awards to them last August.”