Devon County Council has received its largest ever funding award from the Department for Education (DfE) for the expansion of its successful Train4Tomorrow adult skills training programme.
Investment of just over £8 million will enable more than 2,500 adults in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay to access Skills Bootcamps to upskill, change careers or explore new job opportunities.
Skills Bootcamps are free for people looking to change career, self-employed individuals looking to develop skills to transform and grow their business, and for unemployed individuals looking to gain skills to help them get back into the workplace. The range of Skills Bootcamps is expanding, with training opportunities available from level 2 to level 5, covering national and local priority sectors. This includes courses in Devon’s key growth sectors – adult social care, green skills, healthcare, hospitality, professional services and support for the voluntary community and social enterprise sector.
For employers wishing to upskill their staff, Skills Bootcamps can be tailored to individual employers’ needs, with 90% of course costs covered for SMEs and 70% for large businesses.
For those looking to move into new employment, an interview offer with an employer is guaranteed on completion of the Skills Bootcamp.
The procurement process is expected to start next month (April) with the aim of awarding contracts in June and delivering Bootcamps from July.
Employers or training providers in Devon who may be interested in delivering Skills Bootcamps, can find details of the Invitation To Tender at the Supplying the Southwest Portal. For an informal discussion contact the team at train4tomorrow@devon.gov.uk.
To find out more about the Skills Bootcamps, visit the Train4Tomorrow website.
