Learn new skills to fast track you into a new role – Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks that help you develop new skills and fast-track to a job interview or gain new responsibilities with your current employer.

You’ll learn real skills that employers in our region need right now – whether you’re changing careers, returning to work, or upskilling.

Find your perfect Skills Bootcamp

We offer a wide range of Skills Bootcamps across growing sectors like digital, construction, health, and green skills. Skills Bootcamps are facilitated by partner organisations. Bootcamps are listed in the directory, and we've put together some handy shortcuts below to help you get started.

"It gave me confidence and new techniques to apply to my work"

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Who can apply?

You can apply if you:

  • Are aged 19 or over
  • Have the right to work in the UK?
  • Live or work in the West of England region including North Somerset
  • Are looking to improve your job prospects

Some Bootcamps are open to people in work; others are for jobseekers or career changers.

Further eligibility details are included in the individual Skills Bootcamps listings.

 

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Skills Bootcamps help fill local skills gaps and vacancies. They offer people access to skills, training and new career opportunities, and they offer employers access to specialist training for the skills they need.

The fund supports employers to deliver bespoke training initiatives that meet short to mid-term skills shortages and are expected to deliver progressions into work, a new role, new responsibilities or new contracts.

The programme is funded through the Department of Education's National Skills Fund and forms part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping adults 19+ gain Skills for Life (external link).