The Hull and East Yorkshire (HEY LEP) region is part of one of the UKs most significant industrial clusters. It has several key industrial sectors which have great potential to drive productivity, innovation and generate higher skilled employment.
Hull City Council on behalf of the HEY LEP has been successful in securing funding from 2023-2024 National Skills Fund to deliver the Skills Bootcamps and it is hoped that this will continue in the coming years.
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What are Skills Bootcamps?
Skills Bootcamps are part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee which helps everyone gain skills for life.
We offer bespoke training solutions to bridge existing skills gaps within high demand sectors.
Skills Bootcamps are:
Employer cost
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Eligibility criteria
Skills Bootcamps are free if you are aged 19+ and you are either:
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This Skills Bootcamp will address Hybrid Electric Vehicle Repair and Replacement. This course covers the safety precautions to be taken when working on or near a high voltage hybrid or electric vehicle. To complete this course, the learner will safely power down a High Voltage vehicle, remove parts and then re-energise the vehicle.
250 employees or less: £270
Large Employers: £810
Learners without an employer’s support can be fully funded for the course.
For further information, please check out Electrical Vehicle Maintenance – East Riding College
This Skills Bootcamp will focus on upskilling employed and the unemployed to gain new skills to support the modular construction sector fill skill gaps in their production teams, specifically, the caravan and lodge industry by developing skills in cabinet making and assembly.
Training and assessment for the course will cover the following aspects:
250 employees or less: £270
Large Employers: £810
Learners without an employer’s support can be fully funded for the course.
For further information, please check out Cabinet Making Caravan Industry – East Riding College
This Skills Bootcamp will upskill existing staff within the food manufacturing sector to provide specific management skills in root cause analysis, quality assurance in the food sector and management of the food production; including auditing and food allergen, mycotoxins, and microbiological controls and the training of the wider teams to ensure food production sector in the region continues to grow. This course will include a qualification of Level 4n in Food Safety in Manufacturing.
250 employees or less: £270
Large Employers: £810
Learners without an employer’s support can be fully funded for the course.
For further information, please check out Tech Management Quality Assurance- Food Manufacturing – East Riding College
This Skills Bootcamp will up-skill employed staff and the unemployed to gain skills in the use of CAD software and parametric modelling to support greater demand in skills to use design software for clients in the construction, modular, structural, engineering and caravan industries.
250 employees or less: £165
Large Employers: £510
Learners without an employer’s support can be fully funded for the course.
For further information, please check out Computer Aided Design (CAD) – East Riding College
This Skills Bootcamp will upskill existing construction workers through the delivery of subject topics at level 3 and 4 to enable them to move into construction supervisor and management roles. This programme would enable progression onto a HNC in construction or civil engineering or onto a level 4 apprenticeship in construction site supervision.
This course will cover the following topics:
Additional information
250 employees or less: £165
Large Employers: £510
Learners without an employer’s support can be fully funded for the course.
For further information, please check out Construction Management – East Riding College
This two-week Bootcamp programme will provide the industry recognised qualifications and skills to existing heating engineers to transition to the heat pump market.
The programme is designed to transition existing heating engineers to confidently install, commission both Monobloc and split type heat pumps.
Completion of this Skills Bootcamp will:
This Skills Bootcamp programme will include bespoke modules at Level 3 aligned to industry standards and certification. Programmes will be delivered to include 60 Guided Learning Hours (GLH). There is a blended approach which includes classroom workshop and one to one guidance sessions.
Participants will undertake copper and fibre cabling installation training, termination and testing training which includes:
Check out the website at www.connexin.co.uk/academy/
This Skills Bootcamp is designed for technicians whose job role involves the inspection, maintenance and repair of light vehicles but do not hold the relevant industry knowledge to become an MOT tester.
This Skills Bootcamp programme is aimed at a Level 2 trained technician providing an opportunity to upskill their knowledge and competence to the Level 3 standard needed.
This course will prepare you to:
Check out the website at: www.motortradesgta.org/short-courses
This Skills Bootcamp is aimed at Light / Heavy Vehicle Technicians who already hold a Level 3 qualification but have now been introduced to hybrid and electric vehicles.
This Skills Bootcamp programme will ensure the industry has employees competent to work on electrical systems in hybrid and electric vehicles. Anyone working on high voltages must be competent (as per the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989).
Mandatory qualifications to include EV2.2 and EV3.
Check out the website at: www.motortradesgta.org/short-courses
This Skills Bootcamp programme is designed for motor vehicle technicians that are now looking to take their diagnostic skills to the next level.
The aim of the programme is to
The course will take a service and maintenance technician up to a diagnostic technician and well on the way to master technician. There will be Professional Diagnostic Development modules. The course will provide additional diagnosis knowledge and skills to be able to undertake the industry recognised.
Check out the website at: www.motortradesgta.org/short-courses
The Skills Bootcamp Programme will combine a range of activities essential to the CNC qualifications including:
The Skills Bootcamp training programme comprises several components. It is designed to develop the technical skills for IT User Skills, associated health and safety considerations, and the employability related subjects which will best support candidates into employment following successful completion of the Skills Bootcamp, which includes the following qualifications:
This Skills Bootcamp programme is aimed at those already in an international trade role that have not had any formal training and would like to update and develop their skills.
Companies wanting to upskill their existing staff and ensure they are importing and exporting compliantly and efficiently would also benefit from this Bootcamp. This Bootcamp would be suitable for those completely new to import / export however, additional mentor support would be required.
Modules covered include:
Check out the website at: https://www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk/articles/skills-bootcamp-in-import-and-export
In partnership with Hull City Council, these Skills Bootcamps in Construction and Highway Maintenance Trades are two week courses which cover either Construction (CSCS Card) or Highway Maintenance (NRSWA Card).
These Level 2 courses provide you with all the necessary skills you need to work on a construction site or within the Highways Industry, or on a self-employed basis.
For the latest Skills Bootcamp programmes from Wise Training, check out their website
Skills Boot Camp – Wise Training (streetworks-construction.com)
So you want to train as an HGV Driver?
HGV Skills Bootcamps are intense training courses and are designed to quickly train individuals in the skills required to drive HGV vehicles. These Skills Bootcamps are short intense driving programs that offer you fully funded training to gain your HGV licence and make you ‘road ready’ with a Category C&E (Articulated) licence.
What You’ll Do
Once you have completed your fully funded medical and theory training, you will then gain an interview with a local employer /agency in the hope to secure a permanent job as a driver once you have completed your practical training and gained your licence.
Life of a driver
Working as an LGV Driver can offer you a rewarding career route. You are on the road traveling to many different locations across the UK and sometimes even further! You get to focus on your practical skills – the complete opposite of a 9-5 office job. If you are a keen explorer, lorry driving gives you the licence to travel. If you are operating over long-distance journeys, your job will take you all over the country, with each day providing an exciting new view.
Essential Skills & Experience Required:
Are you eligible?
To be eligible you must:
The aim of the NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act) General Operatives Skills Bootcamp is to enable employees to gain the necessary qualifications under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to allow them to carry out their duties on the public highway, ranging from excavation to permanent reinstatement of road structures.
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Skills Bootcamp Driving Training courses are available here:
Driver Training Courses | LGV, HGV Driver Training, ADR Driver Training (transafetraining.co.uk)
LGV Driving Novice
There is still a long-term shortage of LGV Drivers and the industry is failing to attract enough new drivers to replenish those retiring or leaving the workforce. This Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driving Skills Bootcamp will equip new learners with the skills and licence they need to gain a job as an LGV Driver. The course is designed for newcomers to the sector and will train you to be a certified Category C or C+E driver. Novice learners will attend a one-week classroom course to gain the knowledge and skills for their DVSA tests as well as practical timetable for driving.
For further information, please email Hugh Callaway at: callawayh@tecpartnership.ac.uk
LGV Driving Upgrade
The Skills Bootcamps in LGV Driving Upgrade is designed for existing Cat C drivers to upgrade their licence to Cat C+E, to drive any vehicle over 7.5t with a detachable trailer. This will include a range of refresher classroom courses, including drivers’ hours, mental health, driver’s handbook, tachographs, safe and efficient driving, road traffic accidents and first aid which are all relevant to the role and often overlooked once a driver’s initial licence has been gained.
For further information, please email Hugh Callaway at: callawayh@tecpartnership.ac.uk
LGV Driving Hazardous Goods
Our Skills Bootcamps in Driving Hazardous Goods is designed for existing C and C+E drivers to upskills and drive professionally carrying hazardous goods. Learners will gain their ADR licence and a Petroleum Passport Qualification. Learners will also undertake additional learning covering ADR Navigation, Loading and spillages and Managing RTAs and Working at Heights.
For further information, please email Hugh Callaway at: callawayh@tecpartnership.ac.uk
How to get involved – learner & delivery partner
Learners
If you have any questions please email Skills.Bootcamp@hullcc.gov.uk.
Delivery partners
The tender is now closed for Skills Bootcamps Wave 4 further tender opportunities will be listed on YorTender