Skills Bootcamp courses

Throughout this course, you’ll gain practical cookery skills across a wide range of areas, including:

Meat and poultry dishes with appropriate sauces
Fish and shellfish preparations
Soups and stocks
Vegetarian and vegan meals
Hot, cold, and frozen desserts
Patisserie and pastry items
Biscuits, cakes and sponges
Bread and dough products

You will also work towards achieving your Level 2 Food Safety at Work Certificate, an essential qualification for employment in hospitality.

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This Skills Bootcamp will provide you with an introduction to the practical skills in a range of trade occupations within the construction industry. These will include:

– Basic Bricklaying
– Basic Carpentry
– Introduction to Plastering
– Small Scale Building Repairs
– Introduction to Painting and Decorating

Completion of this Skills Bootcamp is designed to lead into further training and employment as a bricklayer, carpenter, plaster, painter/decorator or in property maintenance.

You will also have the opportunity to achieve the Entry Level CSCS card.

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This Occupational Works Supervision Skills Bootcamp has been created for individuals who are construction trades team leaders, assistant supervisors, supervisors on SSSTS certification seeking to upskill onto a Level 3 NVQ supervision qualification and gain a Gold CSCS Supervisory card within the Devon area.

This pathway allows you more flexibility to train during evenings and weekends with the knowledge / theory part of the training being delivered remotely. This allows you to login via video conferencing software like Zoom or Microsoft Teams to a live tutor from the comfort of your own home!

What is included in this training?

• Level 1 H&S in a construction environment course prep and assessment (including re-sit)
• CITB Test
• CSCS Card x 2 prior to completion of NVQ and on completion of NVQ Level 3
• Registration onto a NOCN NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Work Supervision

To qualify for the level 3 Supervision Bootcamp, learners are required to:

• Live within the Devon region and be 19+ years old
• Have experience in construction, either with a Level 2 trade qualification or with similar hands-on experience, with extra responsibilities such as acting as a team leader, supporting a qualified supervisor or a site manager or currently holding an SSSTS certificate and are looking to qualify for a Gold CSCS Supervisors card.

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This 9-week Live Event Production Skills Bootcamp will equip you with the skills to launch your career in this exciting industry. Learn event logistics, budgeting, sound & lighting fundamentals, and gain hands-on experience with industry equipment. Develop a portfolio through a final project, and receive personalized support with career development, CV building, and interview prep. This course is perfect for anyone passionate about live events with no prior experience required.

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“I wish I had known about the course sooner; after just nine weeks I have built a website from scratch, and I am looking forward to supporting new clients!”

– Jamie, Website Development

Hear what other learners have said about digital Skills Bootcamps.

Accelerate your progress: This Skills Bootcamp offers you a unique, direct path, to our accelerated level 3 early years educator apprenticeship or job, saving you up to 6 months of learning time and helping you start your dream role much faster.

Gain your paediatric first aid qualification, which is essential to work in an early years setting. The cost of this will be covered by Realise.

Support with your DBS application: We will handle the costs and paperwork for your DBS application, helping you to focus on your learning.

Personalised support: Benefit from personalised support and guidance throughout your course, ensuring you have all of the resources and assistance you need to succeed.

Hear from Ali, who completed the course, “Starting the Skills Bootcamp changed everything. It was a six-week online course and gave me all the skills I needed to start working in the early years sector and it certainly helped my confidence when I went to the interview.”

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This comprehensive Skills Bootcamp, delivered by Devon County Council, provides a series of modules specifically designed to enhance the understanding and support of children’s play. The play courses are structured into five key modules, each offering in-depth insights and practical knowledge.

1. Understanding Children’s Play: This module covers the definition of play, its importance, the play cycle, play deprivation, brain development, and neurodiversity. It aims to provide a foundational understanding of why play is crucial for children’s development.
2. Supporting Children’s Play: Participants will learn about the role and characteristics of a playworker, intervention styles, risky play, and the voice of the child. This module emphasizes the importance of supporting and facilitating children’s play experiences.
3. Environments for Play: This module focuses on creating effective play spaces, understanding play types, affordances, and the playwork curriculum. It also includes mapping children’s use of space and the concept of loose parts to enhance play environments.
4. Mental Health and Wellbeing: This module integrates mental health first aid with child mental health, providing strategies to support children’s mental well-being through play. It highlights the importance of mental health in the context of play and overall development.
5. Legislation of Play: Participants will gain knowledge about relevant legislation such as the UNCRC, KCSiE, Health and Safety, Equalities Act, and Children’s Act. This module ensures that play practices are aligned with legal requirements and inclusive principles.

The Skills Bootcamp also covers Safeguarding, Child Protection and Paediatric First Aid. Designed to equip learners with essential knowledge to protect children and ensuring they are well-prepared to handle emergencies.

The course is delivered through a mix of virtual sessions, e-learning, and site visits, ensuring a flexible and comprehensive learning experience.

To apply please contact the team at playworkbootcamp@devon.gov.uk

Fast track to a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship!

Over the course you will take part in fun learning sessions designed to provide you with an introduction to childcare and help you to understand more about how children learn and develop. You will spend one day a week on a placement with a local Nursery where you get the opportunity to test your practical skills and begin to form relationships with what will hopefully become the setting for your Level 3 Early Years Educator Accelerated Apprenticeship. You will also complete Pediatric First Aid certification, crucial for working within childcare.

Topics covered:

• Introduction to childcare,
• Safeguarding and Health & Safety legislations and guidance,
• Supporting Equality Diversity and Inclusion,
• An introduction to theorists and philosophical approaches to how children learn and develop, and their influence on practice,
• Plus how to support children’s transition to school, including phonics – Letters and Sounds.

We offer you the opportunity to complete online courses to support your continuing professional development in Food Hygiene and Food Allergens. You will also complete certified Level 1 Makaton training. Enjoy personalised support and guidance throughout your course, ensuring you have all the resources and help you need to excel. We will also support by helping with CV-writing and mock-interviews to help you practice and prepare. When you finish, you’ll have a fast track to our Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship, cutting down your learning time by up to six months and getting you into your dream job faster.

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Level 3 and Level 4 available!

Skills Bootcamp in Agroecological System Design: Farming and Business Practice to help people in growing and farming to upskill and implement agroecological regenerative design methods on their land, in their jobs or business, and upcoming projects and prospects.

What is the difference between the Level 3 and the Level 4 Skills Bootcamp in Agroecological System Design?

The Level 3 incorporates a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), while the Level 4 focuses on advanced design methodology, the product of which can be counted towards a Permaculture Diploma or Certificate in Applied Permaculture Design.

The Level 3 spends more time on Permaculture as it goes through the entire syllabus for the PDC and incorporates business skills, while the Level 4 focuses on the advanced design aspects of Permaculture and spends more time on both strategic and operational business skills and business development.

Hear from Jo, who completed the Skills Bootcamp, “I have a degree in something unrelated but that course was one of the most valuable courses I’ve done for a very, very long time. It was good quality, well done and very relevant to what I was looking for.”

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This Ecology and Conservation Skills Bootcamp will provide introductory knowledge and understanding of ecology and ecosystems focusing on the broad range of environmental settings in North Devon. The nature of ecosystems and the populations within them will be reviewed in theory and in practice with learners engaging in field work to gather appropriate data.

Learning Outcomes:
-Demonstrate a broad understanding of ecosystems and their dynamic nature, exploring the mechanisms and ecological implications of evolution.
– Analyse human and wildlife interaction and to identify and explain factors affecting population dynamics
-Identify and evaluate conservation strategies for wildlife and their habitats
-Work effectively as part of a group

The skills level will be equivalent to Level 4. Learners are likely to move into the following occupations on successful completion of the Bootcamp: Community ranger, Countryside ranger, Estate ranger, Estate supervisor, Park ranger, Ranger, Recreation ranger, Reserve or countryside warden.

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The Future Climate Leaders Skills Bootcamp is designed to equip learners with the skills, tools and knowledge needed to drive sustainability within their organisation. It prepares learners to be proactive, informed and influential in tackling environmental challenges, making them champions of a sustainable future.

By the end of the course, you will have a well-developed sustainability project ready to implement as well as a robust action plan, leadership skills and a recognised certification that underscores your expertise and commitment to climate leadership.

This course is open to those aged 19+ in employment and based in Devon. It will be run through a blended approach (four in-person full days and ten online half days) where learners will explore hands-on environmental challenges, work through a science-based curriculum and develop a sustainable action plan to implement at work.

This course is open to employees from any sector at any level, as long as they are passionate about making sustainable changes to their organisation. A requirement of this course is for the learner to be given an additional responsibility or role at work, e.g., sustainability lead.

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Are you ready to boost your career in the Pharmacy, Science, or Dental fields? Join our dynamic and engaging 10 week Life Sciences Skills Bootcamp — a hands-on, employer-focused course designed to equip you with cutting-edge skills that are in high demand.

This Skills Bootcamp is open to those unemployed, self-employed, employed or returning to work after a break and who want to improve their skills but may lack experience or need to enhance their industry-specific employability skills before beginning a career in pharmacy, dental or science.

• Gain the industry-specific skills which employers are looking for
• Potential progression opportunities through to an apprenticeship
• Guaranteed interview for an apprenticeship role in the industry
• The prospect of beginning a career, changing sectors or progressing in an exciting industry
• Free 10-week sector-specific course, 3 days a week, designed to increase your employability in a unique and dynamic industry

The course content is designed to enhance employability and provide the skills that employers are looking for in potential candidates.

Examples of course content are:

• Preparation within the Laboratory, Dental and Pharmacy Environment
• Introduction to the Workplace Environment
• Legislation, Regulation and Professional Practice
• Teamwork
• Introduction to Health and Safety
• Effective Communication
• Continued Professional Development (CPD) and Employability
• Introduction to Infection Control, and Waste Management in the Working Environment

Learning will be delivered online in a live virtual classroom environment, so candidates will need IT and English skills and have access to a computer with an internet connection.

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Care for your future – start a meaningful career in Health and Social Care
If you’re compassionate, committed, and looking for a rewarding career that makes a real difference, our Health and Social Care Skills Bootcamp is the perfect opportunity to take your first steps into this growing sector.

You’ll gain hands-on experience, industry-recognised training, and the opportunity to meet health and social care professionals who can help guide your career path.

What You Will Learn
The course offers a well-rounded blend of theory and practical skills tailored to meet the real needs of employers. Topics include

Emergency First Aid at Work (Certificated by Highfield)
Learn how to assess and respond to emergency situations with confidence and competence.

Care Certificate Knowledge
Explore all 15 standards of the Care Certificate – the recognised foundation for all care roles. You’ll complete a workbook and present your learning to potential employers.

Skills & Baseline Observations
Gain hands-on experience in our hospital simulation suite, learning how to take blood pressure, record temperatures, and perform basic clinical assessments.

Safe Manual Handling (Certificated by Highfield)
Develop essential techniques for lifting and moving safely – crucial for any care role.
Safeguarding Awareness
Understand how to recognise signs of abuse or neglect, and how to protect both service users and yourself.

Understanding Specific Needs in Care
Use simulation equipment to experience and explore conditions such as dementia, hearing and visual impairments, and physical disabilities – and learn how to support individuals effectively.

Interview Preparation and Skills
Boost your confidence with CV writing support, mock interview practice, and guidance on what employers are looking for.

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Learn the Art of Project Management. The BIT Training Project Management Skills Bootcamp is a 10-week intensive programme designed to equip you with the crucial skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today’s project management environment. This course is open to individuals in Devon, whose employer is looking to support them with Project Management skills.

Master the fundamentals of project management and accelerate your Service Management best practices with industry-recognised certifications like Prince2® Foundation, ITIL® 4 Foundation, and CertNexus CyberSafe Awareness. This comprehensive training will equip you to handle all aspects of project and service management in the workplace, alongside learning good user cyber hygiene, which is fundamental in this digital world.

Employers will be required to contribute towards the cost of the course. For more information contact the BIT team at bootcamps@thinkbitgroup.co.uk

Hear from Ffion, who completed the Skills Bootcamp, “I wanted to gain recognised qualifications such as PRINCE2 and ITIL. The flexibility of the Skills Bootcamp allowed me to study alongside work.”

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The Introduction to Renewables course is designed as a L4 beginner-level Skills Bootcamp that provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energy technologies, their applications, and their role in addressing global energy challenges. Students will learn about different types of clean energy, including solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, geothermal, and ocean energy. The course also looks at how these energy sources can help solve global problems like climate change and energy shortages.

This course is structured to include online tutor-led sessions, practical workshops, and weekly tutorials to ensure holistic academic development. The mix of theoretical lessons and hands-on activities provides a well-rounded understanding of the subject, making it accessible to beginners with no prior knowledge of renewable energy.

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