Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (April 2025 – March 2026)
Wave 6 Skills Bootcamp
Leicester City Council are working in partnership with Leicestershire County Council and the Business & Skills Partnership for the delivery of the Skills Bootcamp provision across Leicester & Leicestershire.
We are now pleased to launch the Grant Funding call for Wave 6 Skills Bootcamp (financial year 2025/26) for organisations to deliver the Skills Bootcamps to 767 in Leicester & Leicestershire.
We held a consultation period in November 2024 to inform the potential wave 6 call for organisations to deliver Skills Bootcamps to people living or working in the Leicester and Leicestershire area for April 25/26 financial year. the consultation phase for Skills Bootcamp wave 6 is now closed.
Grant Funding Process
The grant funding call is a two-stage process:
· Stage 1 – initial application assessed
· Stage 2 – successful assessment and formal approval
Leicester & Leicestershire are looking for a mix of bootcamps and in particular in following areas:
• Other
• Technical
• Construction
• Green Skills
• Pathways to accelerated apprenticeships
• Other – we are open to receive applications looking to pilot in an alternative Skills Bootcamp area, subject to strong local employer demand and support, as well as strong alignment to the Local Data and Labour Market Intelligence e.g. Health & Social Care, Creative, etc
Stage 1 application process
Skills Bootcamp Application Form
Skills Bootcamp Application Guidance
DFE National Guidance for reference
Stage 1 will remain open until funding all allocated or end of the financial year (25/26)
A launch event will take place on 17th March 2025 at 12.00-1.30, if you would like to attend please email: regeneration.programmes@leicester.gov.uk with your details.
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What are Skills Bootcamps?
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible training courses for adults aged 19 or over. Most Skills Bootcamps deliver a minimum of 60 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) over a maximum of 16 weeks. GLH are the time a Learner spends being taught or instructed by, or otherwise participating in education or training under the immediate guidance or supervision of – a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training, whether online or in person. Pre-recorded content does not count towards GLHs.
Skills Bootcamps give people the opportunity to build up valuable sector-specific skills based on local employer demand and provide a direct path to a job or additional working responsibilities on completion of the course.
Skills Bootcamp provision is subject to Ofsted Inspection.
Who do Skills Bootcamps seek to support?
Adults (19+), who can be full-time or part-time employed, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed. Skills Bootcamps deliver skills that enable access to in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities, and an increased level of income over time (including for the self-employed). They aim to address the needs of employers to deliver targeted interventions to meet short- medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. They will help fill medium -higher level vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs, by linking them with line of sight to a job/ different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities or contracts.
What do they cost the learner and the employer?
Skills Bootcamps are free to learners. Employers are required to contribute to the cost of training if they want to use Skills Bootcamps to train their existing employees. Large employers contribute 30% of the cost, and small or medium employers (SMEs) contribute 10%. This contribution is deducted from the grant payment made to the provider.
Levels/Qualifications
Skills Bootcamps are generally training courses at Level 2-5 (medium to higher level technical skills) and are co- designed with employers to respond to their skills needs and shortages. They may be either regulated (qualification based) or non-regulated ([1]mapped to occupational pathways).
Cost per learner
Skills Bootcamps may be for different sectors, levels and geography. We do not expect costs to be the same for each of the Skills Bootcamps offered as delivery will be tailored to the needs of the employer, the sector, the learners or the differences in local geography. We expect the provider to take into account the cost of delivery, marketing, administration etc.
For any enquires please email: regeneration.programmes@leicester.gov.uk