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WITH THE SKILLS BOOTCAMPS

What are Skills Bootcamps?

Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to maximum 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer.

Skills Bootcamps have been developed by the Government in partnership with employers, providers and local authorities, to help people develop the skills that are in demand in their local area and get a better job. They are a part of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee and Plan for Jobs strategies.

There is a task to raise awareness and drive uptake of these exciting new courses at a national level, so the greatest number of people can benefit, and so the public, employers and stakeholders can see momentum building around this kind of innovative reskilling model

Skills Bootcamps at Purple Beard

Skills Bootcamps last between 7 to 11 weeks. Each week individuals attend intensive learning sessions to develop the skills.  Our sessions run 2-3 times a week and each session is between 2.30 to 3 hours plus there are days where there are labs to practice the hands-on exercises.

What is the cost of a Bootcamp?

Under the ‘Plan for Jobs’ scheme, residents of certain regions in the UK e.g. East Midlands can attend Skills Bootcamps with 70% of the costs funded by the Government.  The government published ‘Skills for Jobs’ which outlines the need to give employers a greater say in the development of skills in current employees and to be able to create a pipeline of talent for new positions or apprenticeships.

The contribution of the employer, for their employees to develop the skills in any of the pathways, would be £699 plus VAT per person. The contribution would cover the cost of Vendor exams (optional). 

Employers can also support the contribution via a mixture of cash and in kind contribution (30% in kind and the remaining cash) however in this case the contribution would not cover the vendor exam. In kind, contributions could  be supporting with Projects, providing employees time off to do the Bootcamp, providing mentoring and hands on support to develop during the Bootcamps. Alternatively Employers can also work with us to take on the talent we develop through the Bootcamps via a work placement, an Apprenticeship or a Job and make a small contribution to use the service.

Skills Bootcamps Eligibility for participants:

1. You must be 19+ years of age. 
2. You must either live and work in the East of England or live in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire region 
3. Right to work in the UK
4. Staff who are employed 
5. Furloughed staff 
6. Staff at risk of redundancy  

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Cloud Computing Pathway: Our cloud computing pathway is based on the AWS framework 

Goal for Fundamentals of Cloud Computing: The Cloud Computing module will cover the main characteristics of Cloud Computing, including the enabling technologies, main software and service paradigms underpinning it, as well as related aspects such as security, operational risks, and economics.

Goal for AWS specific Segment: AWS course provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. This course helps you to prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

Bootcamp start date: 06/09/2021

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DevOps Pathway 

The broad purpose of the occupation is to enable organisations to get valuable working software out in front of active users, both external and internal, frequently and safely, reducing time to market, delivering increased value - both with respect to the end user and the business - and improving the quality of digital services.  

At its simplest, DevOps is a philosophy and way of working that brings together two historically disparate parts of the IT organisation, namely those who develop the software and those who are then required to support it in the live environment.  The DevOps Engineer encapsulates both disciplines, requiring the individual to understand and appreciate how their code functions when being used in the real world and troubleshoot any issues that may arise, while taking a cloud-infrastructure focused perspective.

Bootcamp start date: 06/09/2021

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Learn functional and object oriented programming with basic knowledge of tools in python and libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib and Pandas for data analysis and data visualisation and appropriate statistics knowledge required for it.

Learn the basics of machine learning and tools for modelling.

Bootcamp start date: 06/09/2021

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Digital Leader Skills Bootcamps

Purple Beard’s Digital Leader program has been designed in response to the challenges organisations are facing in the current world. Covid-19 changed the way we work, operate and live. 

This immersive and interactive programme, explores the five biggest game-changing technologies that are driving digital transformation across organisations and industries—from the cloud and the internet of things to cloud, mobile, virtual reality, and AI and Automation.

Bootcamp start date: 11/10/2021

Progression Pathways:

On completion of the Bootcamps the staff members can progress onto Apprenticeships or other Higher-level training to develop skills further. If Employees progress onto an Apprenticeship, then the Bootcamps can be used as a recognition of prior learning which would reduce the cost and duration of an apprenticeship. 

Example of RPL 

Someone who completes out Data Analyst Bootcamp can progress to a level 3 Data technician Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship normally is 24 months and the cost to a levy employer is £10500 ( excluding EPA costs ) however the Bootcamp can provide recognised credits of upto a maximum of 40% which will reduce the duration from 24 months to 14 months and the cost from £10500 to 6300 however the most important benefit to the employer could be that the individual would be able to undertake the role from 12 weeks onwards making large productivity gains for the employer.