Decision details

To consider approval for York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership to lead an application to the Dept for Education Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25 programme. The current year programme is £2.6m and the application for Wave 5 will be for a similar amount or higher.

The programme will be delivered by York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, for whom North Yorkshire Council acts as Accountable Body, therefore NYC process will be followed.

Approval for an application to be made by 30th September 2023 to the Department for Education for Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25 for at least £2.6million for delivery in 2024-2025, to be delivered via York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership and that delegation is approved for the Corporate Director – Resources to sign-off the final amount of the application when preparation is completed.

The decision is based on the significant contribution that the Skills Bootcamps programme can make to the local economy in addressing local skills needs for employers and to support the local labour market.

The Skills Bootcamps programme has developed during Wave 3 and Wave 4 and has become more tailored to meet the local employment need. Therefore, the alternative “Do Nothing” would lose the momentum gained to date, and declining the grant would result in being unable to provide the level of service expected by Government, through the Department for Education to provide a local Skills Bootcamps “offer” which is tailored to local needs of employers and skills gaps. A smaller scale programme would be less impactful and would limit the scope and scale of the programme. Therefore, the application will be at least at a similar level to the current year (£2.6m).