Basic Skills: East Midlands
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of young people currently classed as NEET have been offered places on Government-funded Skills Bootcamps; and what steps are being taken to increase uptake of these courses in the East Midlands.
Answered by Department for Education
In line with its commitment to devolution, the government is giving local areas greater control over the delivery of Skills Bootcamps, which are available to adults aged 19 and over, enabling them to tailor the offer to the needs of local employers and their priorities for the economy.
To support young people to start training sooner and gain skills for employment more quickly through earlier access to courses, we have changed the programme’s minimum age eligibility so from 1 August 2026 all learners can enrol from their 19th birthday, rather than requiring a learner to have been 19 at the start of the academic year.
Skills Bootcamps data, including starts, completions and outcomes by age, employment status and Universal Credit status, is published here: Skills bootcamps starts, completions and outcomes - GOV.UK.
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