Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 12 weeks that provide you with the opportunity to build valuable sector specific skills. What’s more, you’ll be offered a job interview with an employer once you complete the course and gain your qualification.

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Course structure

  • Tutor-led online group sessions with 1:1 support sessions
  • 12 week course: 100 guided learning hours
  • Workshops delivered by experienced team of Tutors
  • Courses include: Digital Marketing, Project Management (Construction), and Early Years

Eligibility

  • Aged 19 or over
  • Must have the right to work in the UK
  • Live in Essex and meet residency requirements

Full eligibility criteria can be found on the government website

Skills Bootcamps

Digital Marketing

Our Skills Bootcamp in Digital Marketing is designed to provide you with the practical and technical knowledge necessary for success in the digital marketing field. You will learn how to define, design, build, and implement digital marketing campaigns across various online and social media platforms. Additionally, you will gain insights into customer acquisition, engagement, and retention, as well as coding basics and website analytics. By completing this program, you will be well-prepared for sustainable employment opportunities in the industry.

Course content

  • Planning and Developing a Marketing Campaign: Understanding the process, theories, concepts, and tools involved.
  • Exploring SWOT and PESTLE analysis, project management techniques, GANTT charts, and utilising MS Teams & SharePoint, as well as Google Analytics.
  • Research and Competitor Analysis: Learning effective research methods such as surveys, interviews, and utilising secondary data.
  • Branding Theory: Understanding the importance of visual identity, positioning, and how personality and values contribute to successful branding.
  • Regulatory and Sustainability Requirements: Familiarising with GDPR, PECR, ASA, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, and understanding their impact on marketing campaigns.
  • Content Creation and Editing: Exploring current and emerging technologies in graphics and image editing, writing impactful and readable content, and optimizing it for search engines.
  • Evaluating Marketing Activity: Identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), utilising social media insights, and analysing trends, patterns, and correlations.
  • Enhancing presentation skills and effectively presenting the finalised marketing campaign
  • The sessions will be delivered over a 12-week period, with 2/3 sessions per week.
  • Employability skills will be integrated throughout the course to enhance professional development.

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Project Management

Join our 12-week Skills Bootcamp, where you will be guided through the fundamentals of project management. This program will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively manage campaigns or projects. You will learn about the essential techniques and actions required to deliver projects of exceptional quality, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. Additionally, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the various job roles crucial for a successful team, equipping you with practical skills to achieve success.

Course content

  • Introduction to project management within construction and the built environment
  • Initiating a project, project planning and delivery
  • Understanding domestic retrofit
  • Enhancing employability skills in construction industry

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Early Years

In this course, participants will have the opportunity to explore various aspects of professional development and the different roles within the field of Early Years. Learners will gain knowledge on how to assist children in developing their speech, language, and communication skills. The course will cover the essential aspects of safeguarding, ensuring that participants understand how to protect and promote the well-being of children. Furthermore, participants will learn about the value of play in Early Years and how to create environments that encourage and enable play. Another unit in the course will focus on legislation related to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice, equipping learners with the necessary skills to adhere to these principles. Lastly, participants will acquire important techniques for supporting healthy lifestyles for children and facilitating their transition to school.

Course content

  • Exploring the structure and various types of early years environments
  • Gaining knowledge about child development and its importance
  • Understanding the significance and purpose of play in early years
  • Ensuring quality and compliance through safeguarding, risk assessment, and other measures
  • Developing effective communication skills, including age-appropriate conversations with parents
  • Planning an activity for an early years setting, considering all the theories and concepts learned
  • Supporting children with learning difficulties, disabilities, and health conditions
  • Developing employability skills throughout the program, including interview techniques
  • Building resilience and confidence in individuals through various sessions.

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