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<p>We have invested £43 million in the 2021-22 financial year to deliver Skills Bootcamps
across the country, covering a wide range of digital, technical and green skills.
And we are going further with the investment announced at the Autumn Budget and Spending
Review 2021 to significantly expand this exciting training programme.</p><p>Skills
Bootcamps funding for this financial year has been allocated to providers across the
country. This has included through a competitive procurement process, where the highest
quality bids across all nine geographical regions in England were awarded contracts,
selected according to demonstrated local skills needs.</p><p>More information about
availability of specific Skills Bootcamps courses, including the recently announced
Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving, is regularly updated on the Free Courses for Jobs
website on GOV.UK.</p><p>For instance, Gateshead College has Skills Bootcamps in skill
areas including cyber security, data engineering and digital marketing. We are pleased
that initial findings indicate that this training has been well received and is already
preparing adults to take on new, skilled jobs. Outcomes data from Wave 1 Skills Bootcamps,
which will be published later this month, will give a full breakdown of the outcomes
that our training has achieved to date.</p><p>We are confident that Skills Bootcamps
have the potential to transform the adult skills landscape and are pleased that the
positive outcome of the Spending Review means that we can go further with this training
model, ensuring thousands of adults learn new skills and move into better jobs. The
three-year settlement for this spending period should also give providers and employers
greater confidence in delivering this style of training, allowing them to better plan
new skills provision in their area.</p>
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