Are you looking to improve your knowledge around sustainability, reduce your carbon emissions, or grow your client base by marketing your sustainable values? Would new skills in organisational sustainability help you to gain a new role within the organisation you currently work for, or begin a new career in this emerging sector?
Bath College
Bath College’s Property Maintenance Skills Bootcamp is for learners looking to start a new career or possibly are in a role in which property maintenance skills could help them expand or gain a promotion or additional responsibilities.
Learners will take on small projects across many property maintenance skills including painting and decorating, tiling, plastering, and plumbing. You will be initially assessed on your abilities, and we will aim to improve and build on these throughout the course.
We will also give you support in finding a role or starting your own business as local companies will attend the course to tell you what is available and how a new role can fit around your existing responsibilities.
Retrofit Academy
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, for people looking for a new role or job opportunity. You will be offered an interview with an employer once you complete your course. If you claim Universal Credit, you can apply and continue to claim benefits.
There are no entry requirements.
How to generate energy performance certificates and retrofit assessments of domestic properties.
2 weeks classroom (online) learning combined with self-paced study and portfolio building.
Retrofit Academy
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, for people looking for a new role or job opportunity. You will be offered an interview with an employer once you complete your course. If you claim Universal Credit, you can apply and continue to claim benefits.
Level 3 in built environment plus 2 years experience, or extensive built environment experience.
How to project manage at scale retrofit projects in line with PAS 2035 requirements.
Weekly classroom learning (online) combined with self-study.
The Focus Training Group
The Greens Skills Bootcamp is for practising electricians, who are 19+ and who haven't attended a previous Bootcamp. The Green Skills Bootcamp spans 10 weeks and includes three essential courses: the Solar PV (EAL Level 3 Award in the Installation of Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems course), the Electric Vehicle Charging course (EAL Level 3 Award in the Requirements for the Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Points, and our newly introduced EESS (EAL Level 3, Design, Install & Commission Electrical Energy Storage Systems) course. Please note that all participants must complete all three courses; partial enrolment is not permitted.
This course is aimed at practicing electricians who wish to move into this sector. Candidates must have a good knowledge of the latest edition of BS7671, of inspection, testing and certification of electrical installations, and are required to sign a statement of competence.
This course is designed to equip candidates with the skills and knowledge to be able to safely install, commission and hand-over small scale solar photovoltaic systems in line with statutory requirements and relevant codes of practice. The Electric Vehicle Charging course will provide candidates with the skills and knowledge to be able to safety install and commission electric vehicle charging equipment.
This EESS course is designed to equip candidates with the fundamental knowledge, understanding and practical skills involved with design, installation, and commissioning of electrical energy storage systems in a domestic dwelling.
Through classroom teaching, practical work and exams.
Weston College
Weston College has developed this comprehensive Bootcamp to enhance suitably qualified automotive technicians / mechanics knowledge, skill and confidence in Electric vehicle and hybrid technologies.
There are no formal requirements for this course. A passion for learning about electric vehicles, including their types, usage, benefits, and how they work, is key though.
This Bootcamp will prepare you for society’s transition to electric cars, providing you with the skills needed to progress in your career.
City of Bristol College - Partners in Bristol
This Skills Bootcamp Package is designed for existing heating engineers to be able to install air source heat pump technologies. Qualified Plumbers, Gas Installation & Maintenance Engineers and Heating & Ventilating (HVAC) Installers. You must be aged 19+ , have the right to work in the UK and live in the Bristol area.
You will learn about the role of heat pumps in district energy systems and their future, energy mapping, strategy development, low-energy carbon heating and cooling, procurement of sound sustainable district energy systems, key components of a heat network, maintenance, what can go wrong, meter reading and billing, heat pump installation, and servicing. As well as skills to improve your employment prospects.
SGS College
ASHP - aimed at qualified plumbers and heating engineers who would like to become qualified at installing and maintaining air source heat pumps. There are a number of pre-requisites needed, visit here to find out more: https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/greenskills/skills-bootcamp--air-source-heat-pump
2 modules are online, all other delivery is face to face.
How will you learn?
SGS College
Solar - aimed at qualified electricians who want to learn how to install and maintain small scale solar PV systems for domestic use.
There are a number of pre-requisites, more can be found here: https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/greenskills/skills-bootcamp--solar-pv
You will gain a level 3 in the installation and maintenance of solar pv systems, and a level 3 in battery storage.
2 modules are online, all other delivery is face to face.
YTKO
The course will cover 8 masterclasses looking at subjects like: scope 1,2,3 emissions, waste, ethical branding, resilience etc.
Courses will be a blend of online and in-class sessions with 8 weekly masterclasses delivered by a YTKO tutor and guest speaker from industry; plus site visits to interesting green venues! 1-2-1 support will be available after each masterclass with exercises to do in your own time and bring to the next session.
Skills Bootcamp in Embedding Organisational Sustainability
University of the West of England
Our Skills Bootcamp in Embedding Organisational Sustainability is designed for business leaders, managers, decision makers and professionals looking to address the implications of sustainability challenges for their organisation or workplace whilst growing business performance and building organisational behavioural change.
Our Skills Bootcamp is structured through a mixture of online and in-person live tutor led interactive sessions and self-study resources. Alongside this, learners will be supported by our Skills Bootcamp Team and our Industry Coach who will work with you to develop your personal action plan for implementing desired change. Through the live sessions you will create a personalised sustainability development action plan for your organisation/department.
Future Leap's Organisational Sustainability is aimed at professionals who are looking to upskill and gain the knowledge and confidence to drive the sustainability agenda in their organisations. It consists of a mix of taught modules from a variety of subject matter experts, and input from individuals and businesses who have embedded sustainable performance into their own operations.
This course will be focused around developing the practical skills and tools to improve performance in a variety of thematic areas including: Developing a sustainability strategy, carbon accounting, waste management and circular economy, regulation and legislation, sustainable communications and stakeholder engagement.
This course will be taught as a combination of in-person and online sessions, including Q&A round tables with sustainability focused businesses and lots of opportunity for networking.
More information to coming soon!
If you are having issues contacting providers or would like to submit a question or query, contact us at multiplyandskillsbootcamps@westofengland-ca.gov.uk below with ‘Skills Bootcamps’ in the subject line.
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.