Skills Bootcamps Process Evaluation

This document describes an evaluation of Skills Bootcamps, which are training programs designed to quickly upskill or reskill individuals for careers in digital and technical fields, with an emphasis on addressing local labor market needs and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. The evaluation utilized a combination of management information analysis, case studies, surveys, and interviews to assess various aspects of the program, including course offerings, employer and learner engagement, implementation, recruitment, delivery, and outcomes such as course completion and employment changes. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated a shift to remote learning, the bootcamps achieved high completion rates and were generally successful in enabling learners to acquire new skills, with many participants securing employment or making career changes post-completion. Employers particularly appreciated the practical skills and commercial awareness that learners gained. The report concludes with positive feedback from stakeholders and recommendations for future improvements, including better design, development, and data collection, as well as plans to expand the bootcamps to more regions and to conduct a randomized controlled trial to further evaluate their impact on employment. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Education (DfE)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Case studies; Individual interviews; Other; Surveys and polling
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: October 2021

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes