Purpose

1.    
The purpose of this report is to seek a decision from Cllr Hubbard
to approve awarding of the section 31 grant funding apportioned to
Wiltshire Council to the recipients below for delivery of Skills
Bootcamps provision.
 
2.    
The Programme was submitted and approved by the DFE in the for a
bid for funding by the Swindon and Wiltshire LEP (SWLEP). The
accountability for the funding moved to Wiltshire Council as part
of the LEP transfer (cabinet meeting 19th March
2024).
3.    
Wiltshire Council has been Granted £2,111,000.00 for the
delivery of Skills Bootcamps across Swindon and Wiltshire for the
financial year 2025- 2026
 
4.    
The report seeks approval to award the following amounts to
training providers for the implementation of the skills
bootcamp:
 
Provider;
WTTL 
 

Pathway

Amount to be
granted

A (Novice to Cat C)

Up to £200,000

B (Novice to Cat C, then Cat C+E)

Up to £175,000

D (Cat C to Cat C+E)

Up to £60,000

 
      Provider; Western Driver
Training
 

Provision

Amount to be
granted

PCV – D1 licence

Up to £57,210

 
     Provider; Yeovil College
 

Provision

Amount to be
granted

Leadership &
Management

Up to £42,000

 

 

 
Provider; Wiltshire
College

Provision

Amount to be
granted

Construction
Groundwork, Air-source heat pumps, Leadership and Management and
Teaching assistants

Up to £104,000

 
 

Content

I confirmed the grant awards as set out in
this report.
 
This decision was published on 13 August 2025
and will come into effect on 20 August 2025.

Reasons for the decision

A range of stakeholders have been
engaged; the interventions vary from online to classroom-based
courses, and aim to up skill a diverse
range of potential future employees. There is robust monitoring and
outcomes focussed oversight from the Department of Education for
the duration of the programme.

 

Alternative options considered

We have considered all the
expressions of interest from providers and aimed to offer a broad
and diverse delivery mechanism, involving a range of locations and
delivery models. We have also continued to engage with stakeholders
when making decisions to ensure the programme remains aligned with
local market demand/ need.