What are the Skills Bootcamps?
Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills.
The training and support available is aligned with local and national demand for skills, ensuring that people have direct line of sight to a job and support people to get skills for life.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the contract by Lancashire County Council to deliver Skills Bootcamps in International Trade. These Skills Bootcamps in International Trade will run for two cohorts of ten learners each in 2024, valued at £3000 per learner. As an employer, your cost is just £300 for SMEs, increasing to £900 for larger companies. There is no cost to the self employed.
Our Skills Bootcamps in International Trade are designed to provide individuals with sector-specific skills over a flexible course of up to 16 weeks. The training and support available are tailored to meet local and national demands for skills, ensuring participants are well-equipped for the job market and equipped with skills for life.
The Skills Bootcamps in International Trade will utilise blended learning, with morning classroom sessions followed by practical workshops in the afternoons. This approach will help participants apply theoretical knowledge to real-life situations relevant to them and their employers.
What are the employer’s commitmentS?
Employers must release learners to attend 10 full-day training sessions within a 16-week timeframe and provide additional responsibilities or a new role within six months of completing the Bootcamp. Employers are expected to co-fund the training of existing employees based on their size.
Employees must be given additional responsibilities or a new role within the business within six months of completion of the Skills Bootcamps in International Trade.
Employers must co-fund the training of existing employees:
10% (£300) for SMEs
30% (£900) for larger companies with over 250 employees.
What are the learner’s commitments?
Learners must attend all 10 full-day sessions within the specified timeframe, complete an initial assessment, demonstrate skills progression, and remain in contact after completion until they secure additional responsibilities or a new role.
Learners must complete an initial assessment to ensure that they have the requisite skills level, competency, and soft skills to complete the programme and gain additional responsibilities or progress in an existing role.
Learners must be assessed to demonstrate skills progression from completion of the Skills Bootcamps in International Trade.
Following completion of the Skills Bootcamps in International Trade, learners must remain in regular contact until they are able to evidence additional responsibilities or a new role within the business.
Learners’ eligibility for the Skills Bootcamps in International Trade:
Participants must be aged 19 or above, work in the Lancashire area, be UK residents for at least three years, and undertake their first Skills Bootcamp in the funding year.
Working in the wider Lancashire area (as defined by the local authority areas covered by Lancashire County Council, and the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool).
It is not possible to simultaneously fund Skills Bootcamps and Apprenticeship provision unless a learner is already on a Skills Bootcamp programme and intends to start an Apprenticeship programme within 4 weeks of completion of the Bootcamp programme.
Course Content:
The course covers topics such as understanding exporting, INCOTERMS, export documentation, methods of payment, import procedures, customs procedures, rules of origin, agents and distributors, commodity codes, and support for exporters.
In each session, learners will engage in practical discussions, complete online assessments, and apply their learning to real-life scenarios in order to enhance their understanding and skills.
We look forward to supporting individuals and employers in Lancashire with our Skills Bootcamps in International Trade. Join us in building a skilled and knowledgeable workforce for the future of international trade.
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