Decision details

The Council has been offered a grant of £450,000 by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to deliver Skills Bootcamps for 1 year 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 to address Kirklees skills shortages

The funding is delegated to WYCA via the Department for Education (DfE).

Skills Bootcamp courses run for up to 16 weeks, 60 Guided Learning hours (non-digital), and up to100 guided learning hours (digital) and form part of the government’s commitment to helping adults learn the necessary knowledge and skills for new jobs in expanding sectors, such as digital, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and green technologies. They are developed by training providers in partnership with employers.

Skills Bootcamps will offer opportunities for  people gain the skills to get a job and progress in work, that employers have people with the right skills they need for growth, this is a key priority for Kirklees Council. Improving skills levels will help to improve the productivity and economic output of our employers, as well as ensuring that our residents have good job opportunities and career progression.

We will offer Bootcamp activities in Early Years and Educators, Construction/Groundworks, Heritage and Preservation, Green and renewables Digital Marketing and Leadership and Management.

We have the option to not accept the grant and rely on national and regional provision.

The decision is to receive external funding from West Yorkshire Combine authority; to enter into grant agreement with WYCA; and to deliver the Skills Bootcamp Programme.