# Wave 5 Skills Bootcamps - Midyear Provision

> 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: Think Employment Limited
- Award value: £1,164,229
- Award date: 28 October 2024
- Published: 6 March 2025
- Contract start: 5 December 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e31c5dcb-e092-481b-9f9b-27fed97768ba-832388
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d8ee3d8-de6d-4cc8-b060-9cef26905f9e

## 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\. Courses offer innovative delivery methods, blending the acquisition of specialist skills with more holistic wrap-around support and careers information, advice and guidance \(CIAG\) which meets the needs of individuals and businesses\.  All courses are delivered at an equivalent to Level 3 and above and content is created in response to employers' needs\. Courses can be delivered online, in-person or a blend of both to best meet the needs of participants\* and training requirements\. In addition, training is delivered flexibly to ensure that participants with employment, family or other commitments can access the opportunity to upskill\.

## Related contract awards

- [People Professional Apprenticeships](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-392978e2-a986-460a-84c9-51ade9c205e9): West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- [Provision of E-Learning and Learning Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-46b69c48-c6e7-4598-82ef-4927470b112e): West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- [Vodafone Network Based Internet Access](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-179b0815-40e3-4115-93dc-9518e08d5029): West Yorkshire Combined Authority

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e31c5dcb-e092-481b-9f9b-27fed97768ba-832388)