Skills Bootcamps in York and North Yorkshire help learners develop new skills that employers are looking for. They provide an opportunity to train in a new industry or progress in learners’ current careers.

Skills Bootcamps take up to 16 weeks to complete. They’re flexible, so learning can fit around family or other commitments. They can take place at a college, another training provider or online.

Skills Bootcamps in York and North Yorkshire

More than 800 learners are set to benefit from Skills Bootcamps in York and North Yorkshire.

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has commissioned a programme of courses, offering key skills which employers in the region are looking for.

Nine skills providers are delivering 36 courses, with subjects including digital and marketing, HGV driving, construction, net-zero and green technologies, leadership and management and skills within the creative industries. Courses are now underway, with the programme running until the end of March 2026.

Current courses are published on the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub website here.

Eligibility

Learners need to be 19 or over to do a Skills Bootcamp. For most Skills Bootcamps, learners do not need to have any previous knowledge in the subject. Once completed, learners might get a qualification from a Skills Bootcamp but not all will offer one. If offered, the level of qualification learners will get will depend on the provider and the course.

While learners may not get a qualification, Skills Bootcamps will help learners get a job or get a place on a different course that will give a qualification at the end.

After a Skills Bootcamp

After learners have finished a Skills Bootcamp, they are guaranteed a job interview with an employer. Learners can also get a new job or apprenticeship, progress in their current job or find new business opportunities if they’re self-employed.

Funded by Government

Skills Bootcamps are a Department for Education initiative, helping learners develop new skills that employers are looking for. They provide an opportunity to train in a new industry or progress in learners’ current careers. The Combined Authority secured funding from the Department for Education to provide courses in the region.