Skills Bootcamps offer flexible training of up to 16 weeks, giving adults aged 19+ the opportunity to upskill or retrain in sector-specific skills including digital training, construction, project management, logistics and green skills.

Up to 300 places are available now – backed by government funding as part of the government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee via Cumbria LEP. The Guarantee aims to ensure employers have access to the skilled workforce they need, and that more people are trained for the skills gaps that exist now, and in the future.

Skills Bootcamps will be co-funded by the employer, where the employer is training their own existing employees. If the employer is a large business (over 250 employees) they will contribute 30% of costs with SMEs (less than 250 employees) contributing 10%. There will not be any charges to the individual participants and as such, self-employed learners are completely funded.

So what’s currently on offer and through who?

Barrow Training Partnership (Based in Carlisle):

• Construction – Civil Engineering & Housebuilding
• Supervisor – Construction Civil Engineering & Housebuilding

Ongoing start dates, unemployed/self-employed £FREE – SME £300 – Large employer £900

For more details email info@btp-cumbria.co.uk

University of Cumbria (Online 1 day per week):

• Project Management

Starts 25^th September – SME £275.00 Large employer £825.00

Email project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk for further information

• Leadership & Management for the Visitor Economy

Starts 9^th October – SME £275.00 Large employer £825.00

Information session 19th September 2023, 1-2pm

Furness College:

• Construction – Bricklaying, carpentry, and joinery (Ongoing start dates)
• Project Management APM PFQ – Starts 19^th September

3D360 (Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Locations):

• 3D CAD and Digital Manufacturing – build and keep a 3D Printer SPACES

Ongoing start dates unemployed/self-employed £FREE SME £420 Large employer £1260.00

Scale-Ability (ONLINE):

• CODE Cumbria: Digital Coding SPACES for September

25^th  September FREE for self-employed or unemployed 10% £369 30% £1107

Email codecumbria@scale-ability.co.uk

Kendal College (ONLINE and in person):

• Construction plumbing and joinery from 19^th September
• Sustainable Construction ONLINE from 11^th September

Email hello@kendal.ac.uk