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National Skills Fund: Skills Bootcamps 2025/26

Skills Bootcamps form part of the Government's Lifetime Skills Guarantee and are funded by the Department for Education under the National Skills Fund. Skills Bootcamps are commissioned through a combination of national procurement and grant allocations to lead authorities in Functional Economic Areas. In Lancashire, following the cessation of the Local Enterprise Partnership, this is now via Lancashire County Council on behalf of the upper tier authorities, pending decisions regarding the proposed Combined County Authority.

 

A total of £1.2m was allocated to Lancashire under Wave 3 for financial year 2022/23, £3m under Wave 4 in 2023/24 and £6.4m under Wave 5 (2024/25). 

 

The programme and proposal for Wave 6 (2025/26) were discussed at the Lancashire Skills and Employment Board on 5 September 2024. The Board was supportive of the recommendations to Cabinet.

 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of the council's Cabinet procedure rules (Standing Order C18, Consideration of Key Decisions) have been complied with.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or Savings > £2,200,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/09/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part I  -

Decision due: 3 Oct 2024 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

Lead director: Director of Growth and Regeneration

Department: Growth and Regeneration

Contact: Dr M Lawty-Jones Email: Michele.Lawty-Jones@lancashireskillshub.co.uk Tel: 07740 248800.

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