Skills Bootcamps help Surrey County Council meet its strategic priority of ‘Growing a Sustainable Economy so Everyone Can Benefit’ and guiding mission ‘No One Left Behind’ through providing skills training to enable residents to access careers in sectors of the economy where there are skills gaps.
Skills Bootcamps are needed to address the skills gaps in key sectors of the economy of Surrey, in doing so, also improving the prospects of its residents. The priority sectors identified are as follows:
Digital – including cyber and games
Green skills – retrofit, insulation, green electrical and sustainability
Advanced engineering and manufacturing
Health and social care
Further Education (FE) colleges, Higher Education (HE) institutions and independent training providers will be commissioned to deliver Skills Bootcamps across Surrey to residents seeking to either upskill to allow progression within their existing job or re-skill to transition into a new role. Training providers delivering Bootcamps will engage closely with local businesses to support participants to understand and access suitable roles, as well as undertaking targeted promotional and outreach work ensuring that under-represented groups get equitable access to Skills Bootcamps.
The contract requirement is for an 18-month contract commencing May 2024 and ending in 30th September 2025. The period 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025 is to achieve outcomes for the learners who completed their Skills Bootcamp in FY2024-25.
Skills Bootcamps are an established mechanism for addressing skills gaps in key sectors of the economy.