CES-04-26 Wave 7 Skills Bootcamps
June 2, 2026 Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, SEND, Education and Skills (Cabinet member) Key decision In call-in window View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Cabinet approved the acceptance and signing of the Department for Transport Memorandum of Understanding for the Integrated Transport Fund and Bus Services Fund on 29 April 2026. Authority was delegated to the Director Highways and Transport to finalise and publish the LTDP and manage delivery and compliance with MoU conditions.
Jen Salter, Corporate Director – Children and Education, approved entering into two Deeds of Variation for the Silverwood School Expansion Programme on 23 April 2026. This included amending the Defects Date for Phase 3 with Willmott Dixon Construction and amending the contract sum and programme for Phase 4 with Beard Construction due to unforeseen matters.
Justine Foster, Head of Leisure Operations, approved awarding a contract to Keiser for the purchase of spin bikes for Leisure Services on 17 October 2025. This decision authorises Wiltshire Council to sign a contract with Keiser for spin bikes from 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2028.
Justine Foster, Head of Leisure Operations, approved awarding a contract to Swim England for their Love Swimming Campaign at Wiltshire Council's leisure centres on 22 April 2026. This contract is for £10,000 over two years to support the campaign.
Councillor Martin Smith, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene & Flooding, approved applying to the magistrates' court to stop up highway adjacent to 165 Littleworth Lane, Whitley on 29 April 2026. This application is on the grounds that the part of the highway is unnecessary for public use.
Councillor Martin Smith, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene & Flooding, approved applying to the magistrates' court to stop up highway adjacent to 'Tower View', 8B High Street, Steeple Ashton on 1 June 2026. This application is on the grounds that the part of the highway is unnecessary for public use.
Councillor Martin Smith, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene & Flooding, approved implementing the proposed speed limit amendments on the A350 Chippenham bypass as advertised on 29 April 2026. This decision follows consideration of public comments received during the consultation period.
Kathryn Davis, Director (Education and Skills), approved the awarding of grants for the Wave 7 Skills Bootcamps Programme on an unspecified date. This decision allocates £2,111,000.00 of Section 31 Grant funding received from the Department for Education for the delivery of skills bootcamps across Swindon and Wiltshire.
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Purpose
The purpose of this report is to seek a decision from Cllr Hubbard to approve awarding of the section 31 grant funding apportioned to Wiltshire Council to the recipients below for delivery of Skills Bootcamps provision.
Skills Bootcamps will be moving into its 3rd year of being grant awarded to Wiltshire Council to deliver across Wiltshire and Swindon for learners aged 19+ for those who are unemployed, to upskill and for the self-employed filling the skills gap to support businesses and the economy.
Wiltshire Council has been Granted £1,500,000.00 for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps across Swindon and Wiltshire for the financial year 2026- 2027
The report seeks approval to award the following amounts to training providers for the implementation of the skills bootcamp:
· WTTL up to £120,000
· Key Performance up to £127,204
· Wiltshire College up to £72,000
· Skills Ladder up to £79,980
· Code Institute up to £65,000
· Kiwi & yuzu up to £211,250
· Western Driver Training up to £80,000
· Mastered Studios up to £80,000
Decision
To award the following amounts to training providers for the implementation of the skills bootcamp:
· WTTL up to £120,000
· Key Performance up to £127,204
· Wiltshire College up to £72,000
· Skills Ladder up to £79,980
· Code Institute up to £65,000
· Kiwi & yuzu up to £211,250
· Western Driver Training up to £80,000
· Mastered Studios up to £80,000
This decision was published on 2 June 2026 and will come into force on 10 June 2026.
Reasons for the decision
A range of stakeholders have been engaged; the interventions vary from online to classroom-based courses, and aim to up skill a diverse range of potential future employees. There is robust monitoring and outcomes focussed oversight from the Department of Education for the duration of the programme.
Alternative options considered
We have considered all the expressions of interest from providers and aimed to offer a broad and diverse delivery mechanism, involving a range of locations and delivery models. We have also continued to engage with stakeholders when making decisions to ensure the programme remains aligned with local market demand/ need.
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Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in) |
| Decision date | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Effective from | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Originally due | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Lead officer | Nicole Mills |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |