# Wave 5 Skills Bootcamps for Local Authorities

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
- Award value: £247,500
- Award date: 22 May 2024
- Published: 15 July 2024
- Contract start: 12 February 2024
- Contract end: 31 October 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: dd197d49-63c3-4c8b-89b1-f248351ca278-767244
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3c5701a-9480-4114-8610-f1dd0c791394

## Description

Skills Connect is West Yorkshire Combined Authority's \(WYCA\) fully funded, non-accredited adult training programme\. It offers flexible courses at an equivalent to Level 3 and above and has been developed to address employer skills shortages within the region, allowing individuals to access higher level employment opportunities or progression within their current employment\. As part of the Skills Connect offer, we are looking to deliver a series of Skills Bootcamps that meet the specific skills needs of Local Authority areas within West Yorkshire: Wakefield Local Authority and Leeds Local Authority\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd197d49-63c3-4c8b-89b1-f248351ca278-767244)