She will leave the CITB in September 2021, having been nearly five years in the job. The long notice period is to ensure the stability of the organisation 鈥渢hrough these challenging times鈥�, CITB鈥檚 statement said.
Sarah Beale has been chief executive of the CITB since January 2017, having previously held a raft of other senior roles, including chief financial officer, since joining in 2005.
As chief executive, she has overseen CITB鈥檚 metamorphosis from direct provision of training and other commercial services, including industry card schemes, into an organisation that sees its prime functions as managing the distribution of training funds on behalf of the industry, lobbying government and promoting construction careers.
CITB chair Peter Lauener said: 鈥淪arah has been a superb chief executive for CITB, serving industry鈥檚 skills needs with dedication, and making us a stronger and more effective organisation in the process.
鈥淭hanks to Sarah鈥檚 work, and that of her senior team, the board and I can remain confident in CITB鈥檚 commitment and ability to deliver the new strategic plan and to achieve industry endorsement of our approach in the consensus process we expect to run next year.
鈥淲e wish Sarah well for the future 鈥� whatever she does, we know she will bring the unique mix of energy, enthusiasm and expertise to bear which makes her such an effective leader.鈥�
Sarah Beale said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been an honour to lead CITB. A part of me will always stay in this great organisation, which is full of brilliant people making a real difference to people鈥檚 lives and careers, as well as supporting construction employers across Great Britain.
鈥淚鈥檓 proud of the work we have done together, and our record of delivery. It will be tough to leave after 16 fantastic years, but right now I鈥檓 focused on delivering our skills stability plan, including seeing through internal changes and setting up CITB to deliver beyond that, before taking a breather and identifying a new career challenge.鈥�
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