Available Skills Bootcamps West Yorkshire
The West Yorkshire Skills Bootcamps programme is delivered by Calderdale College and is funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) through the UK Government’s Skills Bootcamps programme. Calderdale College is currently operating one Skills Bootcamp in the West Yorkshire area. See below for more details.
This course is designed for aspiring managers and team leaders. It follows a modular, bite-sized format that provides participants with a solid foundation in management and leadership theory. At the same time, it helps develop practical skills for managing people more effectively, enabling participants to achieve team goals and contribute more significantly to the broader organisation.
Objectives
• To develop aspiring managers ability to lead, motivate and inspire their team.
• To understand and adopt management techniques to achieve better results.
• To understand the principles of motivation and change management, and the ability to apply these when leading people through workplace change.
• To improve communication within the team, wider organisation and with external partners through enhanced commination skills as well as greater strategic and political awareness.
• To improve time management, delegation, negotiation and prioritisation skills.
• To understand the effective use of performance management.
• To instil self-awareness and reflection amongst managers to enable greater ownership of personal learning and future development.
Find out more about our 2nd Cohort starting 13th January 2026 by clicking here
Register for the Skills Bootcamp here
Eligibility Criteria
• Age: Participants must be 19 years old or older as of 31st August 2024
• Residency: Participants must reside in West Yorkshire
• Employment Status: Participants should have the right to work in the UK.
• This Skills Bootcamps is designed for individuals who are unemployed or employed (looking to upskill or transition into a new role
• Commitment: Participants must be able to commit to the entire duration of the Skills Bootcamps and actively engage in all sessions and activities, all workplace assignments must be completed.
