Award of Skills Bootcamps DPS Creative and Design Second Call Off Competition

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Department for Education awarded a contract to THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED, CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD, JGA LIMITED, MASTERED STUDIOS LTD, NEW COLLEGE DURHAM, THE LEARNING FOUNDRY LIMITED, THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED, and WHITEHEAD-ROSS EDUCAT for the second call off competition under the Skills Bootcamps Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in the Creative and Design category.

The DPS, launched in November 2022, provides flexible, primarily level 3-5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills, free to eligible adult learners.

These courses aim to build in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track participants to interviews with employers, supporting adults into well-paid jobs and helping employers fill vacancies.

Eligible participants include unemployed, employed, and self-employed adults, as well as groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans, and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release.

Employers are expected to be involved in the end-to-end delivery, and where training is for current employees, employers must contribute towards costs.

The contract value is AUD 6,945,033.