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Jon Robinson

Training to help Manchester residents into employment after a career break awarded £7m

A total of £7m has been awarded by the government to provide training in Manchester to help residents into employment after a career break.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has secured the funding from the Department of Education to run the training as part of Greater Manchester’s Skills Bootcamp.

The bootcamps will support people aged 19 and over from priority groups with flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, while helping employers to fill skills shortages they have identified.

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Cllr Eamonn O’Brien, Greater Manchester’s new lead for education, work, skills, apprenticeships and digital, said: "It’s fantastic that our success rolling out the previous Digital Workforce Fund has led to Skills Bootcamps being scaled up on a national level.

"This demonstrates how Greater Manchester is committed and forward-thinking when it comes to offering a skills system that is fit for purpose, ensuring local people have access to new opportunities while businesses can benefit from a high-quality talent pool.

"We have ambitions to offer long-term support and remain committed to better joining up to the post-19 skills system so people who live and work here have access to better opportunities and businesses can benefit from a high-quality, local talent pool to support economic growth.

"We look forward to working with the Department of Education on an ongoing basis in order to support as many local people as we possibly can."

A total of £4.5m is earmarked to improve digital skills across a range of industries. The rest of the funding will be used to deliver training that responds to sector-specific challenges, such as upskilling in retrofit and green techniques.

Skills Bootcamps will also support individuals across priority groups including;

  • low paid and unemployed/not in work
  • veterans
  • ex-offenders
  • women
  • ethnic minorities
  • over 50s
  • those returning work after a break/maternity leave
  • people living with a health condition/disability

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