Skills Bootcamps

What are Skills Bootcamps?

Skills Bootcamps are a set of training courses designed to help individuals build specific, job relevant skills, and businesses to upskill their workforce.

They are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer.

The portfolio of Gateshead College Skills Bootcamps will be delivered in partnership with:

3T Training (AIS Survivex)
Maersk Training
Renewable Field Services
Training4Retrofit
Foresight E-learning & Creative
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Baltic Apprenticeships

How much do Skills Bootcamps cost?

These courses are fully funded for independent learners (those not taking the course through their employer).

Employers using bootcamps to upskill their workforce will be required to pay a contribution (10% for SME and 30% for Large Employers).

Am I Eligible?

To be eligible you must:

Be aged 19 or older:
on or before 31 August 2023 for bootcamps starting between 01 April 2024 and 31 August 2024
on or before 31 August 2024 for bootcamps starting between 01 September 2024 and 31 March 2025
Live in the North East Combined Authority area (Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland or County Durham)
Have the right to live and work in the UK