£2.4m Skills Bootcamp programme to support local people into good work
The mayor has announced today that a further £2.4 million has been secured to support local people in getting good jobs.
The funding will be invested in Skills Bootcamps—short, flexible training lasting up to 16 weeks—to help fast-track local people into good jobs. Bootcamps give people the opportunity to develop sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer. The technical skills offered are linked to those needed by local employers, increasing the likelihood of participants securing a job or advancing their careers, including progression into apprenticeships.
Bootcamps aim to help employers fill their vacancies with skilled talent by training a range of unemployed local people or those with lower-level skills for real jobs. Employers can also work with learning providers to upskill their existing workforce. Bootcamps are free to access for eligible members of the public.
The Combined Authority has been commissioning Skills Bootcamps with various colleges and training providers in partnership with local employers since 2021. This latest adds to an existing £2.54m already invested in Skills Bootcamps by CPCA. For the most recent Skills Bootcamp courses to date, 66% of those taking part have secured a job interview, and 44% have progressed into employment.
The latest funding round is set to deliver a broad range of Boot Camps in Green Skills, Finance, and Mental Health. These will supplement the Digital and IT, Construction, Electric Vehicle, and Business and Management boot camps already available. Bootcamps are delivered at Level 2-5, with Level 2 equivalent to GCSE and Level 5 equivalent to a foundation degree or Higher National Diploma (HND).
This latest wave of Bootcamps is set to commence in November 2024.Eligibility criteria include having the right to work in the UK, being aged 19 or over, being employed, self-employed, unemployed, or changing or returning to a career. Additionally, Skills Bootcamps may also be open to serving prisoners due to be released within six months of course completion and those on temporary release.
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, said: “Skills Bootcamps are designed to equip local people with the skills they need to advance their careers.
“It’s a fantastic collaboration between employers, learning providers, and the Combined Authority, working together to up-skill residents, fill vacancies, support the unemployed, and develop workforce talent across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – what an excellent initiative, and I urge people to take advantage of them.”
For more information – visit our website: Skills Bootcamps – Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
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