Skills Bootcamps applications are being invited from Surrey employers and training providers for 2025/26. Discover how these government-funded courses can upskill your team in a just a few weeks.
Are you a Surrey employer struggling to recruit? Does your team have skills gaps youโd like to fill? Apply today for Skills Bootcamps funding to equip your business with the talent and know-how to thrive.
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks for anyone aged 19+ to enter employment, upskill or change career.
We – as part of Surrey County Council – have received ยฃ3.1 million from the Department for Education to deliver courses across Surrey during 2025/26.ย
Weโre looking for innovative ideas from employers and training providers to design and deliver courses to equip our residents with the skills to grow our future economy.
Think Skills Bootcamps may be a good fit to help you upskill your team or address your workforce needs? Get in touch to find out more by emailing skillsbootcamps@surreycc.gov.uk.
A member of the team will then arrange a one-to-one discussion to talk through your challenges and objectives.
Of if youโre ready to apply, then scroll down to find out more about the process.
Skills Bootcamps 2025/26 – who can apply
Applications can be made by:
- independent training providers
- further education (FE) colleges
- employers
As employers, you will possess the relevant intelligence to support a robust proposal. This includes demonstrating creative design and an understanding of local employersโ needs.
Do you not have experience of skills training? You can partner with organisations that can evidence proven experience and strong local networks to design and deliver innovative courses shaped around the needs of jobseekers and employers.
Contact the Business Surrey team to discuss this further.
Skills Bootcamps applications
We are now accepting Skills Bootcamps applications from interested parties under a competitive grant award process. They will form part of Wave 6 of the programme, completing by the end of March 2026.
Applications will need to evidence demand, strategic fit and innovation, setting out:
- access to employment post training (preference to partnership bids with employers)
- how you will meet demand in the local economy, using evidence such as Surrey Economic Growth Strategy and Labour Market Information
- who your target learners are
- your previous experience delivering employer-led training
- previous collaboration with local employers (Training providers only)
- how you will deliver the programme
We actively encourage joint applications from training providers and employers. Make sure they clearly evidence how the course will fill open vacancies.
There is no closing date. We will asses applications on a rolling basis for suitability. But we do advise applicants to submit entries as soon as possible. This is so courses are delivered before the end of March 2026.ย
Apply now by completing the application form on the Business Surrey website.
Not sure where to start? Looking for more guidance? Get in touch via skillsbootcamps@surreycc.gov.ukย
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