Lancashire Skills Bootcamps

Change your career in 16 weeks or less with one of our Skills Bootcamps, with a GUARANTEED job interview when you finish.

Skills Bootcamps in Lancashire

Skills For Life - Skills Bootcamps logoSkills Bootcamps are intensive and flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer.

Designed with employers, participants will gain the in-demand skills to move into or progress in their chosen sector. Participants will be offered a GUARANTEED job interview upon completion.

Fully-funded for Individuals

Skills Bootcamps are fully-funded by the Department for Work and Pensions for individuals.

Eligibility

You may be eligible to join a Skills Bootcamp in Lancashire if you:

  • Are aged 19 or over
  • Live in Lancashire, including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool*
  • Have lived in the UK for 3 or more years, or you are a qualifying refugee
  • Can commit the time to complete, and have a real desire to increase your earnings

*Don’t live in Lancashire? Take a look at the List of Skills Bootcamps on Gov.uk, and find out why Lancashire is such a great place to live and work.

For Employers

Ease your recruitment challenges by employing a Skills Bootcamp graduate.  Graduates are self-motivated, driven and have recently acquired skills to apply in your business or organisation.  For more information, please contact us and we will help match you to a suitable Skills Bootcamp training partner. You can also upskill your existing staff with a modest contribution – just 10% for SMEs and 30% for larger employers. For more support in recruitment and upskilling sign the Lancashire Skills Pledge, and one of our expert team members will be in touch to help you explore the programmes and initiatives which would best help your business.
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Forthcoming Skills Bootcamps

We are currently preparing for the procurement of our next wave of Skills Bootcamps (Wave 7), which will commence from April 2026 onwards. Further information will be published in due course. Please continue to check our website regularly for announcements and further updates.

 

 

Construction

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Passive Fire Protection (L3)
Location: West Lancs

Hybrid Technical Services
Location: Burnley

Hybrid Technical Services
Location: Burnley

SB Skills
Location: West Lancs
Logistics

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Warehouse & Storage FLT
Location: Burnley

HGV – Cat C to C+E
Location: Burnley

HGV – Novice to Cat C+E (Co-funded Upskilling)
Location: Burnley

Fork Lift Truck
Location: West Lancs
Leadership & Management

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Cultural Leadership
Location: Blackpool & The Fylde College (University Centre)

Creative Leaders In Arts, Culture & Digital
Location: Blackburn

Engineering & Manufacturing

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NextGen Auto (Hybrid Vehicles and ADAS)
Location: Blackpool (Bispham Campus)

Welding
Location: Burnley

Additive Manufacturing
Location: Lancashire/Online

Electronic Design (L5)
Location: Lancaster
Healthcare & Education

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Health & Social Care
Location: Blackburn

Health & Social Care
Location: Blackburn

Early Years
Location: Blackburn

Early Years SENCO (Upskilling)
Location: Online
Business & Marketing

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Digital Marketing
Location: Online

Sales & Marketing
Location: Online

Lifestyle Business Fundamentals
Location: Blackburn

International Trade
Location: Preston/Blackburn