work2future
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“Skills for Life” Skills Bootcamps
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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 10% 86/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice
Hundreds of skills courses in-person, online, or blended for up to 16 weeks in priority sectors delivered in 2023-24 to help fill skill shortages and grow businesses. Employers in appropriate sectors will be supported in the form of financial grants and must demonstrate a commitm
20+
Skills Academies Hubs created
2,500
Employers involved
10,000
Londoners helped into work
Details
- Maturity
- Scaling
- Promoter
- Mayor of London, Greater London Authority (GLA), Department for Education (DfE)
- Period
- Autumn 2020 – present; Current Wave 4: 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
- Keywords
- Green, Digital, Construction, Creative, Health and Social Care, Technical (Engineering and Manufacturing) and Finance (Professional Services)
Context
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses (up to 16 weeks) in priority sectors, funded by the UK Department for Education and delivered under the Mayor of London's Skills for Londoners strategy since autumn 2020; Wave 4 runs 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024.
Objectives
Targets for Wave 4 include a minimum of 5,300 learner starts at an average cost of £3,500 per learner, an 80%+ course completion rate, and 75%+ of completers moving into a new job, apprenticeship or expanded role within six months.
Results
The programme reports 20+ Skills Academies Hubs created, 2,500 employers involved, and 10,000 Londoners helped into work, with a steady year-on-year increase in job outcomes since the Autumn 2020 launch.
Implementation
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE City Innovation Library research — accessed 2026-09-05
- “Skills for Life” Skills Bootcamps — accessed 2026-09-05
- Participatory Action Research Project on Adult Education in London — accessed 2026-09-05
- Creativity Works: Digital Content Bootcamp — accessed 2026-09-05
- Shorts — accessed 2026-09-05
- Rail Engineering Track Operatives — accessed 2026-09-05
- London Jobs and Skills — accessed 2026-09-05
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