Section 13. – AEB Programme Elements

Programme eligibility and definitions can be defined as below:

English and maths for those aged 19 or older

WMCA will fully fund individuals, including individuals who are employed, aged 19 or older, who have not previously attained a GCSE grade A* to C or grade 4, or higher, in English and maths, as part of their legal entitlement on the day they start the following qualifications:

GCSE English language or maths. Functional Skills English or maths from Entry to level 2. Stepping-stone qualifications (including components, where applicable) in English or maths approved by the Department for Education and ESFA.

If a resident wants to ‘retake’ their GCSE English and maths qualification because they did not achieve a Grade 4 or higher (C or higher), WMCA will not fund the resident to only resit the exam.

You must not enrol individuals on qualifications which are not necessary for progressing towards a GCSE or Functional Skill level 2.

You must not fund an apprentice for English or maths from the WMCA AEB.

The WMCA will fully fund non-regulated English and maths learning for residents, including those assessed at pre-entry level, aged 19 years and over with significant learning difficulties or disabilities, as part of a personalised learning programme, where assessment has identified the resident cannot undertake provision.

All English and maths are funded as part of the statutory entitlement.

Therefore, all courses funded as part of the entitlement can be found here.

Courses:

All English and maths are funded as part of the statutory entitlement. Therefore, all courses funded as part of the entitlement can be found here.

You must:

carry out a thorough initial assessment to determine an individual’s current level using current assessment tools based on the national literacy and numeracy standards and core curricula
carry out an appropriate diagnostic assessment to inform and structure a resident file to use as a basis for a programme of study
enrol the resident on a level above that at which they were assessed and be able to provide evidence of this
deliver ongoing assessment to support learning
record the evidence of all assessment outcomes in the resident file 83.9.6. The assessments must place a resident’s current skill levels within the level descriptors used for the RQF.

Individuals aged 24 or older (excluding English, maths and ESOL)

The WMCA will fully fund individuals aged 19 and over on the day they start their ESOL learning aim where they are unemployed and met the eligibility criteria set.

The WMCA will co-fund all other individuals aged 19 and over on the day they start their ESOL learning aim. Where residents are employed, the low wage flexibility may apply, refer to paragraph 137.

Providers offering ESOL qualifications may need to deliver additional learning to individual residents that incurs additional cost above the qualification rate. You can access information on this in the WMCA Adult Education Budget Funding Rates and Formula 2020 to 2021.

For additional information on our offer and strategic plans please refer to Specification: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

The offer

Our intent is to fund a high-quality adult offer that enables residents to develop ESOL communication skills to support both their own personal health and well- being, secure work, or support in-work progression.

WMCA want to see ESOL become embedded within the delivery of occupational training. To support people into work providers can establish a non-regulated offer in ESOL contextualised in line with the language expected within the sector e.g., care, retail, and construction.

WMCA also want to see the development of online delivery to make ESOL training more accessible to residents. For all ESOL training either accredited or non-regulated It’s important to us that individuals are clear on what they can progress to following successful completion of their learning.

WMCA have set clear expectations from Grant Providers that 25% of ESOL delivered should be vocational ESOL. WMCA will continue to support providers in reaching this target by 2025 in line with our investment plans.

Role of providers

Community learning plays a significant role in engaging those residents isolated in communities who need to develop their English communication skills to support both their own personal health and well-being and secure work through ESOL.

We expect community learning providers to have offers of regulated provision (across the levels) and non-regulated ESOL to support resident’s progression to further learning and work. In addition, we expect community learning providers to establish on-line learning related to ESOL this could be through collaborative working.

Our expectation is that colleges and ITPs will also develop contextualised ESOL embedded within wider occupational skills development to support residents into work.

WMCA also expect colleges and ITPs to establish on-line learning related to ESOL, this could be through collaborative working.

Supporting our inclusive growth agenda, we expect to see an improvement in progression to further learning and work through the development of essential English communication skills for our communities.

Digital entitlement for those aged 19 or older

Digital skills are as important to employability and participation in society as English and Maths, yet an estimated one in five adults lack basic digital skills.

To address this, the Department of Education have introduce an entitlement to fully funded digital qualifications at level 1, alongside the existing legal entitlements to English and Maths,

WMCA will fully fund individuals, including individuals who are employed, aged 19 or older, assessed at below level 1, as part of their legal entitlement on the day they start the following qualification.

We will fully fund non-regulated digital skills learning for learners assessed at pre-entry level, with significant learning difficulties and/or disabilities as part of a personalised learning programme, where assessment has identified the learner cannot undertake accredited provision. This provision must be aligned with the national standards for essential digital skills and must not be a non-regulated version of a regulated qualification. In these circumstances you must:

carry out an initial assessment using current assessment tools based on the national standards for essential digital skills
carry out an appropriate diagnostic assessment to inform and structure a learner file to use as a basis for a programme of study
enrol the learner on a level above that at which they were assessed and be able to provide evidence of this
deliver ongoing assessment to support learning
record the evidence of all assessment outcomes in the evidence pack 86.4.6. The assessments must place a learner’s current skills levels within the level descriptors used for the RQF.

Role of providers

We expect the community learning offer in each of the 7 localities to deliver an offer that meets the essential digital skills framework for residents. This should support both employed and non-employed residents who are at risk of being digitally excluded. We expect this offer to be at Entry and level 1, primarily accredited, with a range of delivery mechanisms including through family learning.

We expect colleges and ITP’s to focus primarily on the essential digital skills for work at level 1, 2 and above. SWAP including digital content should be including essential digital skills for work at Level 2 as a minimum.

The Digital entitlement list sets out the courses that the WMCA will fund as part of the digital entitlement with associated funding.

Individuals aged 19 to 23 (excluding English, maths and ESOL)

The WMCA will fully fund 19- to 23-year-olds (refer to paragraph 30), including individuals who are employed, on the day they start the following learning:

Qualifications defined within the legal entitlement that are a resident’s:

first full level 2, and/or
first full level 3 as part of the legal entitlement and/or access to additional
qualifications from the level 3 adult offer
local flexibility provision:
up to and including level 1 to support progression
to a first full level 2, and/or
level 2 for those who already have a full level 2, or above, if they are unemployed

We will co-fund provision up to, and including, a level 2 for learners who have already achieved a full level 2, or above, who are employed. The low wage flexibility may apply

For additional information on our offer and strategic plans please refer to Specification: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

Full level 2

The WMCA values provision at level 2 as it provides individuals with the opportunity to develop core occupational skills, in addition, it provides the opportunity for progression to level 3 technical qualifications which are key to support productivity and the growth of the economy. We will focus on ensuring that provision funded at level 2 enables progression to further learning and provides the opportunity to move to better-paid jobs.

Level 2 is the level of attainment which is demonstrated by:

a General Certificate of Secondary Education in five subjects, each at grade C or above, or grade 4 or above, or Technical Certificate at level 2 which meets the requirements for the 2018, 2019,2020, 2021 and 2022 16 to 19 performance tables
If a resident aged 19 to 23 have achieved a level 2 qualification that was, at the time they started, or still is classed as a full level 2, any subsequent level 2 qualifications will be co-funded unless paragraphs 133 & 138 apply. Please contact aeb.enquires@wmca.org.uk if you need advice on a previous qualification’s designation.
If the National Academic Recognition Information Centre has confirmed the authenticity of a qualification gained overseas and confirmed it is comparable/compatible with a regulated qualification in England, currently part of the level 2 and level 3 legal entitlement, the individual will be deemed to have achieved their first level 2 and/or level 3 qualification

Statement of Intent – Level 2 Uplift

To support individuals with the opportunity to develop core occupational skills, WMCA has provided a 10% uplift to level 2 qualifications which align with sector propositions for Health & Social Care and Construction from academic year 2022/23.

By mapping clear vocational routes into entry points for working in these sectors, we aim to support more people to progress into work or within work. There is a Health & Social Care Plan for the health sector and the construction pathways are in place, and we are looking to collaborate with the sectors and our grant providers to map out further sector plans and set out the vocational routes to point of entry into work for Digital, Business & Professional and Engineering & Manufacturing.

We want to encourage increased delivery of high-value level 2 provision aligned with sector plans and relevant to employers, to support learners into sustainable employment. To do so, we are providing a 10% uplift to level 2 qualifications which align with sector propositions for Health & Social Care and Construction from academic year 2022/23.

For Construction, we will only fund Level 2 provision on the Construction Level 2 uplift list, as these qualifications have been identified in collaboration with the sector as aligned with current skills needs. Any additional requests will be reviewed through the business case process.

We want to continue collaborating with employers and Colleges to ensure we can align provision in other sectors (business & professional, engineering & manufacturing, etc) to employer needs and vocational entry points and extend the Level 2 uplift to other sectors.

The list of qualifications which will receive an uplift is listed under course information. We will review any additional requests for the list throughout the year.

Outcomes

We expect to see an increase in participation at level 2 in course areas that add value through up-skilling and progression. In addition, we anticipate that we will see more progression into level 3. We also expect to see a reduction in low-value qualifications that are delivered at scale with little progression or economic return for residents.

Courses

We will fund all courses as part of the entitlement at level 2 for 19-23-year-olds listed here.

Trade Unions studies provision is deemed as a priority and falls under SSA 15.3.

In addition, WMCA will provide an uplift to the level 2 qualification as listed below, in line with the Statement of Intent – Level 2 Uplift.

WMCA will automatically apply the uplift to these courses and no additional coding will be required by the provider.

Level 2 Health & Social Care uplift qualification list

Learning aim	Learning aim reference
Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care	60188558
Technical Certificate in Healthcare, Care and Childcare	60302963
Diploma in Care (RQF)	60325549
Diploma in Care	60326116
BTEC Diploma in Care (England)	60327625
Diploma in Care (RQF)	60328253
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care	50115868
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care	60000478
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)	60038251
Certificate in Understanding Working in the Health Sector	60141281
Certificate in Common Health Conditions	6014306X
Certificate in Customer Service for Health and Social Care Settings	60304832
Certificate in Common Health Conditions (RQF)	60330053
Certificate in Introducing Caring for Children and Young People (RQF)	60330089
Award in Customer Service for Health and Social Care Settings	60339949
BTEC First Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care	60063129

Level 2 Construction uplift qualification list

Learning Aim	Award Type
Brickwork Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Carpentry & Joinery Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Carpentry (Site) Diploma – Level 2	Diploma
Ceramic Wall & Floor Tiling Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Building Maintenance Operations Level 2	Diploma
Interior Systems NVQ	NVQ
Painting & Decorating Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Plastering Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Construction Industry Scaffolders Scheme (CISRS) Part 2 (Tube & Fitting)	License
Scaffolding NVQ Level 2	NVQ
Roof Slating and Tiling Level 2	Standard
Groundworks	NVQ
Cable Avoidance (Cat and Genny) NPORS	NPORS
Installing, Testing and Maintaining Air Conditioning Diploma (6187-01) Level 2	Diploma
Refrigeration Maintaining Systems Diploma (6187-02) Level 2	Diploma
F-Gases for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning City & Guilds Level 2	C & G
Electrical Installation (2365) Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Electrical Installations Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Smart Metering - Dual Fuel (7428-23) Diploma Level 2	Diploma
F-Gas and ODS Category 1 Regulations Award Level 2	Certificate
Heating & Ventilating Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Plumbing Diploma Level 2	Diploma
Unvented Hot Water Level 2	Certificate
Pipework Systems Mechanical Engineering Level 2	Diploma

Full level 3

It is key that we build the right skills in our workforce to deliver improved productivity and prosperity - enabling all groups to access jobs. While qualifications levels are improving, significant shortfalls remain at level 3 impacting on productivity, competitiveness and inward investment which hold back growth of the regional economy. In addition, low skills also impact on earnings and household income for residents in securing sustainable employment in higher-skilled job roles.

Level 3 is the level of attainment which is demonstrated by a:

General Certificate of Education at the advanced level in two subjects
General Certificate of Education at the AS level in four subjects
QAA Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma at level 3
Tech level or applied general qualification at level 3, which meets the requirements for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 16 to 19 performance tables.
Core maths at level 3

If a resident has achieved a level 3 qualification that was at the time they started, or still is, classed as a full level 3, and wants to enrol on any subsequent level 3 qualification of any size, they may apply for an Advanced Resident Loan (provided the qualification is designated for funding, and subject to resident eligibility conditions), or pay for their own learning.

Please contact aeb.enquiries@wmca.org.uk if you need advice on a previous qualification's designation.

For new linear AS and A levels, where a resident enrols on an AS qualification and continues with further study to take the A level qualification in the same subject, you must record both the AS and A level in the ESFA ILR. The AS learning aim will be funded separately to the A level learning aim.

The Offer

We are clear that we want to establish an adult offer at level 3 to meet our regional skills plan priorities. We expect to see entitlement qualifications and our priorities reflected in course portfolios at level 3 and will continue to use our funding flexibilities to support residents. These flexibilities include the use of funding subsidies like those tested in the Career Learning Pilots – tested by DfE in 18/19 where subsidies of 25%, 50% or 75% were offered.

Courses

We will fund all courses as part of the entitlement for first level 3 for 19–23- year-olds listed here.

We will also welcome flexibility requests to support individuals who fall outside of the entitlement for level 3 for courses but that fall under our priorities.

The WMCA will provide partial or full funding Level 3 qualifications and units where they support progression in work or career changes through re-training. This will be agreed as part of your delivery plan with agreed levels of contribution in line with RSP priorities.

Providers must submit a business case for changes to their delivery plan.

WMCA have agreed a standard set of flexibilities defined in here.

Full level 4+

West Midland Combined Authority are introducing a local flexibility in 2022/23 academic year to support local skills needs at Level 4+.

Providers wishing to offer level 4+ qualifications must have these agreed as part of their approved Delivery Plan with the Combined Authority prior to any delivery commencing.

These can be a full or modular level 4+ qualifications either available from Learning AIM or a locally agreed qualification

The offer

Provision at level 4+ will be developed exclusively against our priorities as set out in the WMCA Local Industrial Strategy (LIS). We will consider either full or unitised delivery against published courses and use subsidies like those tested in the Career Learning Pilots – tested by DfE in 18/19 where subsidies of 25%, 50% or 75% were offered.

We are also keen to explore providers putting together an adult offer of learning at Level 4 where qualifications don’t currently exist e.g., new emerging sectors or to meet the needs of residents.

We want an offer that people can access independent of their employer like the old ‘night school’ concept but offered in flexible ways – modes, times and locations. It’s also important to us that individuals are clear on what they can move onto and progress to following successful completion of their learning.

Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP)

The Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) is designed to help.

Jobcentre Plus claimants build confidence to improve their job prospects and enhance their CV, whilst helping employers in sectors with current local vacancies to fill them. SWAP can last up to 6 weeks and has 3 main components:

pre-employment training
work experience placement
a guaranteed job interviews

The scheme runs in England (and Scotland). Participants remain on benefits throughout their placement.

The offer

We want to establish occupational skills development to move individuals into jobs quickly through SWAP. Once in work, we want to see that support continue through an in-work progression offer either through entitlement listed qualifications at level 2/3 or apprenticeships. This is to enable individuals to progress to better-paid work whist achieving valuable qualifications to underpin progression.

Sector Based Work Academies Programmes (SWAP) are a JCP+ branded programme and can last up to 6 weeks in length. In SWAP we expect that employers are consulted in its design and a guaranteed job interview is available to the resident at the end of the programme. Mandatory elements are as follows:

Work collaboratively with JCP+ to support identified residents into work 98.2.2. Occupational specific training related to the job opportunity both regulated and non-regulated. Employability only supported by 30 GLH non-regulated offers.
Relevant work experience related to the job (supported by a flexibility from by the WMCA)
Job interview at the end of the programme
Last no more than 6 weeks

We will also apply a flexibility related to work experience where we will pay for a placement activity or licence to practice in both SWAP and SG. This is in with the flexibility we first introduced in 2019/20. In addition, we accept that employability training does have a part to play in work readiness.

We will enable providers to develop a non-regulated employability offer through one episode of learning aligned to an occupationally specific SWAP or SG, this will be capped to a maximum of £150.

We also want to support movement into work and will incentivise providers to secure employment, payable on the 13th week of employment. To reflect our priorities to support young people into work aged 19-23 we will pay a job outcome payment of £400 for this age group, and for other unemployed, we will pay £250. These incentives are only applicable to those residents participating on SWAP/SG programmes.

For work experience or licences to be funded by the WMCA, this must be agreed with the WMCA as part of the SWAP/SG being offered. A business case will need to be created that provides the WMCA with information on what the programmes entail, and where work experience or licences will be included.

Information on how to record this can be accessed in the WMCA ILR rules

For SWAP performance we will set a benchmark based on sustainable employment at the 13-weeks of 65%

Courses

Providers can develop SWAP programmes in line with what is set out earlier but must be occupationally specific.

To claim full funding for claimants referred to SWAP pre-employment training you must complete the Benefit Status Indicator (BSI) to identify the claimant is in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (BSI 1), Universal Credit (BSI 4), or Employment and Support Allowance (all categories) (BSI 5) and use the coding provided in the WMCA coding guidance

For more information on the specification for Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP), please refer to the Specification: Sector Based Work Academies (SWAP) and Sector Gateway (SG)

WMCA will only fund learners on a SG/SWAP if they are:

unemployed (see definition below) or
economically inactive
For SWAP/SG programmes for funding purposes, we define a learner as unemployed if one or more of the following apply:
they receive Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), including those receiving National Insurance credits only
they receive Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
they receive Universal Credit, and their take-home pay as recorded on their Universal Credit statement (disregarding Universal Credit payments and other benefits) is less than £343 a month (learner is sole adult in their benefit claim) or £549 a month (learner has a joint benefit claim with their partner
are released on temporary licence, studying outside a prison environment, and not funded by the Ministry of Justice

Sector Gateway Programme (SG)

The Offer

Sector Gateway (SG) is short and sharp training bespoke to roles across a range of industries. These programmes are designed to focus on the key skills required to secure the job role and should be aligned to job vacancies. We have already designed a range of SG programmes, and these can be found later in this document with the associated GLH and funding rate. Mandatory elements:

Collaboration with JCP+ and/or National Careers Service
Occupationally specific non-regulated training
Job interview at the end of the programme
Work experience is an optional element of a SG programme to support individuals into work.
For work experience or licences to be funded by the WMCA, this must be agreed with the WMCA as part of the SWAP/SG being offered. A business case will need to be created that provides the WMCA with information on what the programmes entail, and where work experience or licences will be included.

For SG performance we will set a benchmark based on sustainable employment at the 13-weeks of 65%

Courses

A SG programme is in place our expectation is that this is delivered to move individuals into work quickly.

SG programmes developed so far can be accessed here

To claim full funding for claimants referred to SG pre-employment training

you must complete the Benefit Status Indicator (BSI) to identify the claimant is in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (BSI 1), Universal Credit (BSI 4), or Employment and Support Allowance (all categories) (BSI 5) and use the coding provided in the WMCA coding guidance

For more information on the specification for Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP), please refer to the Specification: Sector Gateway (SG)

Non-regulated learning

Where you deliver non-regulated learning, you must ensure it is eligible for funding. Such learning could include:

independent living skills or engagement learning, supporting adults to operate confidently and effectively in life and work

locally commissioned and/or locally developed basic knowledge and skills needed to access technical qualifications

employability and labour market re-entry

locally commissioned and/or locally devised technical education short courses (also known as taster sessions)

Community learning courses

The eligibility principles the WMCA applies to non-regulated learning are as follows:

It must not be provision linked to UK visa requirements
It must not be provision linked to statutory employer requirements (including a licence to practise) unless there is an agreed concession in place
It must not be vendor-specific provision, linked to a particular employer or commercial system unless this has been agreed as a flexibility
It must not be learning, for example, ‘induction to college’, that should be part of a resident’s experience
It must not be a non-regulated version of a regulated qualification
It must not be above notional level 2 (that is, at notional levels 3 or
At notional level 2, it must focus on technical provision

Where you are delivering non-regulated learning, you must ensure you have appropriate and robust quality assurance processes in place. For instance, ‘The Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement (RARPA) Cycle’. Further information on RARPA is available from the Learning and Work Institute.

It is the intention of the WMCA to use the RARPA model to monitor, review and measure the quality and outcomes from non-regulated provision in 2022/23. Non-regulated learning should have clear achievement aims for the residents and identified progression outcomes prior to commencement of learning.

Community Learning

This section only applies to providers with a non-formula Community Learning allocation included in schedule 2 of their contract.

We expect community learning to be delivered in line with what we have set out below and our investment plans specific to the develop work of community learning providers.

The purpose of Community Learning is to develop the skills, confidence, motivation and resilience of adults of different ages and backgrounds in order to:

Improve key life skills
progress towards formal learning or employment and/or
improve their health and well-being, including mental health and/or Improved inclusion and integration
Community Learning Courses are delivered and reported on the ILR.

Prince’s Trust

In order to deliver the team programme, you must get approval from the Prince’s Trust and the WMCA.

For eligible WMCA residents aged 19 to 25, the WMCA will fund the team programme through the WMCA’s adult funding methodology. Please also refer to the Prince’s Trust section in the Adult Education Budget Funding Rates and Formula 2021 to 2022 document.

For eligible residents aged 16 to 19, the team programme is funded through the ESFA’s young people’s funding methodology.

Construction Gateway

The core focus of the Construction Gateway is to provide residents with the skills and knowledge required through the industry-standard outcomes e.g., CSCS, and work with employers who will both shape the training content and provide the job vacancies for residents to be matched into.

Our intent is to establish an adult offer that will provide the training required for residents to both enter the construction sector and develop further skills to support in-work progression to better-paid job roles.

We will achieve this through integrating a successful Construction Gateway into AEB to provide sustainability for this programme. Previously, this programme was established through short term funding sourced through the Department for Education.

The Offer

The WMCA through its AEB will fund the Construction Gateway to meet the needs of its unemployed residents in securing employment in a range of construction-based occupations including:

Plant operative roles Logistics roles
Health and safety roles Dry Lining
Civil Engineering
Rail Sector

The mandatory requirements for construction gateway provision are as follows:

Provision must be in line with CSCS, CPCS or equivalent industry carding scheme requirements to ensure on completion of the programme the resident holds CSCS and an appropriate industry accredited card e.g. CPCS.
A guaranteed job interview on completion of the programme
Content of the delivery should be influenced by employers to enable the progression into employment
For each resident they should be linked to a real job vacancy that they have will have the opportunity to matched against through an interview.
Bidders must have a clear plan to engage with employers, DWP (JC+), Prospects (National Careers service), Local Authorities and Third Sector organisations and local residents
To support retention and progression, bidders must have a clear approach for initial advice and guidance, career tracking and destination monitoring at pre, during and post programme delivery.
A minimum of 65% of completers progressing to employment. WMCA will also monitor sustainment figures.
To claim full funding for claimants referred to Construction Gateway you must complete the Benefit Status Indicator (BSI) to identify the claimant is in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (BSI 1), Universal Credit (BSI 4), or Employment and Support Allowance (all categories) (BSI 5) and use the coding provided in the WMCA coding guidance

Courses

For more information on the specification for Construction Gateway Programme please refer to the Specification: Construction Gateway

Digital Bootcamps

The core focus of the Digital Bootcamps is to help unemployed, economically inactive and career change residents in the WMCA administrative area to enter digital roles beyond entry-level. These bootcamps can also be used to support employed residents to gain the skills required to secure more digital responsibility or promotion within existing employment.

The mandatory requirements for digital bootcamp provision are as follows:

A guaranteed job interview for a genuine digital vacancy or
An increase in digital responsibility within current employment
A change of job role
The participant declared themselves as self-employed
Certificate of achievement
Although we are not stipulating that specific vendor qualifications or accredited qualifications are delivered, these can be included where it is deemed necessary to secure a positive outcome

The focus of the Digital Retraining bootcamps was designed to help unemployed, economically inactive and career change residents in the WMCA administrative area to enter digital roles beyond entry-level. These bootcamps can also be used to support employed residents to gain the skills required to secure more digital responsibility or promotion within existing employment

The payment for Bootcamps follows a different method to that of the traditional AEB and are set out as below:

Start – Paid on start
On programme – Paid at the midpoint of planned end date
Completion – Paid on evidence of job outcome or progression in

For more information on delivery phases and payments please refer to the WMCA coding guidance.

The Offer

The WMCA have identified based upon employer demand the vacancies and skills training shortages across the region from the current contracted activity. This covers both unemployed skills training, those requiring re-skilling and employed skill development.

Skills training shortages identified for new provision;

Cyber
Data
AI
Coding
Digital Marketing
UX Design/Experience

Digital Bootcamp programmes developed so far can be accessed via the Digital Bootcamp Guidance, linked below.

Digital bootcamp programmes developed so far can be accessed here

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