The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board has launched a new digital learning system inspired by the look and feel of 3D gaming environments
Known as ECITB World, the digital learning system will sit within ECITB’s award-winning e-learning portal, the Learning Experience Platform (LXP).
Within this “world of learning”, ECITB-built courses will sit together in a consistent, recognisable way, rather than as standalone, disconnected modules, providing a more consistent and easy way to discover skills for professionals and learners in the construction industry.
Chris Mann, ECITB director of learning and assurance, explained: “ECITB World is our next-generation learning identity, built through gold standard e-learning on the LXP and designed to scale across all learning resources.
“Each module is a full e-learning course in its own right, but all courses share a consistent ‘World’ look, tone, structure and progression model to create a connected learner experience.”
Trainees can discover a number of disciplines under the digital learning system
Inspired by classic video games, learners enter a recognisable environment comprising themed districts and complete learning within each one.
The districts, which will be populated with multiple digital learning experiences, will be organised around themes such as health and safety, industry, technical, essential, professional, or future skills.
Popular, generic courses – such as manual handling, fire awareness and display screen equipment training – come from recognised providers such as IAM Learning, IHasco and Litmos.
The creation of ECITB World is part of a plan to help grow the platform and populate it with ECITB-built courses and more industry-specific content tailored to the engineering and construction industries.
First flagship courses now available on ECITB World
Learners will access ECITB World digital content and courses through the existing LXP delivery platform, which tracks learner progress, engagement and completions.
Features of these flagship courses include the ECITB Streak, achieved by collecting ECITB petals as learners progress, and mentors within courses aligned to real roles and working contexts.
Once learners complete a course, they receive ECITB World digital badges that can be shared as part of CVs, professional profiles and internal records.
The first ECITB World courses to launch are on manual handling and non-destructive testing (NDT), with further courses to be added later in 2026, including digital literacy.
Mann concluded: “Our ECITB World digital system will not just be an online experience. The same look and feel will carry over into our offline learning resources, creating a transferable identity that extends beyond e-learning.”
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