How are Skills Bootcamps funded and reported?

Skills Bootcamps are typically funded through mayoral combined authorities or direct DfE contracts, with payment linked to milestones and to outcomes rather than to enrolment alone. That means reporting requirements differ by authority, and a provider holding multiple contracts often has to report the same delivery several different ways.

What is GLH and why does it need tracking?

Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the volume of directed learning a participant receives. Because bootcamp funding is tied to delivery volume as well as outcomes, GLH shortfalls are a common source of clawback, and they are only correctable while the cohort is still running.

What is the six-month outcome deadline?

Skills Bootcamp funding generally depends on participants achieving a positive employment outcome within six months of completing. Because that window runs after delivery ends, outcomes are easy to lose track of, which is why they need tracking as a live deadline rather than a retrospective report.

Can one provider report to several authorities at once?

Yes. AiVII is built for multi-authority, multi-contract delivery from the outset, with per-authority report templates so each funder receives its data in its own required format without the delivery team rebuilding it each time.

Can bootcamps and apprenticeships be managed together?

Yes. Bootcamps, apprenticeships and adult skills provision sit in the same platform, so leadership sees one reconciled view of the whole provision rather than separate reporting per funding stream.

Skills Bootcamps

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Skills Bootcamps software designed around the qualifying-period GLH rule, the 6-month outcome window, employer co-investment tiers and per-authority report templates. Track every contract, every cohort and every clawback risk in one place.

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AiVII Skills Bootcamps dashboard with active learners, job outcome rate, funding earned and outcome pipeline

The Skills Bootcamps dashboard, KPIs sourced from a live tenant.

GLH

Qualifying period tracked

Live qualifying-period status per participant. Know who's earned the funding before you claim it.

Outcome window

Six-month outcome deadline tracker per completer. Surfaces interviews due, completers without interviews scheduled and deadlines coming up in the next 30 days.

Authority

Reports built once

Per-authority report templates. Build the sheets and columns once; track upcoming, overdue and submitted at a glance.

What the Skills Bootcamps platform does

Cohorts to clawback, in one product.

Ten dedicated Skills Bootcamps surfaces, plus the full AiVII provider platform underneath. Built around the funding rules, not bolted on.

Bootcamp dashboard

One screen with the KPIs that actually matter for Skills Bootcamps: Active Learners, Job Outcome Rate, Completion Rate, Withdrawal Rate, Active Contracts, Participants In Learning, Funding Earned YTD, rolling 6-month outcome rate, the live outcome pipeline and at-risk participants.

Contracts register

Track every Skills Bootcamps contract in one place: combined authorities, MCAs, DfE direct. Contract value, start date, progress, status. No spreadsheet keeping you awake the night before a board meeting.

Cohorts and participants

Cohort-by-cohort enrolment, structured around the bootcamp delivery model not the apprenticeship one. Per-cohort progress, per-participant detail, and a bulk import for historical cohorts when you onboard.

GLH hours tracking

Live status against the Skills Bootcamps Guided Learning Hours qualifying period. Total GLH delivered, average GLH per participant, qualifying-period-met flag at participant level. Know who's earned funding before you claim it.

Funding with clawback forecasting

Total Earned, Total Claimed, Total Paid, At-Risk Clawback. Funding-by-contract breakdown, monthly actual versus projected reconciliation per contract, clawback risk modelled before the audit not after.

Outcome pipeline

Completion → Interview Offered → Interview Completed → Positive Outcome funnel. By cohort, by destination employer, with an at-risk timeline. Outcomes are how Skills Bootcamps providers get paid, track them as a pipeline, not a spreadsheet.

6-month outcome deadline tracker

Upcoming next 7 days, booked next 30 days, completers without an interview scheduled, 6-month deadlines coming due in the next 30 days. Built around the rule that decides whether you keep the funding.

Employers and co-investment

Employer register with sector, size, postcode, contact, privacy notice status. Co-investment tier breakdown so you can see who's in which band. Interview and outcome counts per employer for relationship management.

Per-authority report templates

Every combined authority wants a different reporting template. Build them once with named sheets and named columns; track which are upcoming, overdue and submitted. Reporting deadlines stop being a fire-drill.

Cross-contract analytics

Active Contracts, Total Contract Value, Total Earned, Average Outcome Rate across every contract. Per-authority summary, top performers, underperformers, contract-versus-contract comparison. The view your finance director and your board both want.

Why a generic LMS won't cut it.

Skills Bootcamps providers keep being asked to retrofit apprenticeship tools or training-record systems to a completely different funding model. AiVII is the platform that already fits.

Built around the actual rules

Skills Bootcamps doesn't follow the apprenticeship funding model. The GLH qualifying period, the 6-month outcome window, the employer co-investment tiers, the milestone-payment structure, all encoded directly. You don't bend a generic LMS to fit; the platform already fits.

Multi-authority, multi-contract from day one

Most providers run a mixed estate: combined authority contracts, MCA contracts, DfE direct, sometimes regional bodies. The platform treats every contract as a first-class object with its own funding, its own reporting template, its own cohorts and its own outcomes view.

Outcome-first, not enrolment-first

Apprenticeship platforms optimise for enrolment because that's where the money starts. Skills Bootcamps optimise for outcome because that's where the money lands. The whole product reflects that, outcome pipeline up front, completer-without-interview alerts, 6-month deadline tracker, clawback forecasting.

Provider-grade governance, included

You also get the full AiVII platform underneath: Governance Board, DfE Compliance, Financial Submissions, Policy Repository, Ofsted Readiness, Safeguarding, Quality Reviews, IQA Sampling and QIP. Skills Bootcamps providers don't run lighter operations than apprenticeship providers. They need the same toolkit.

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Frequently asked questions

How are Skills Bootcamps funded and reported?: Skills Bootcamps are typically funded through mayoral combined authorities or direct DfE contracts, with payment linked to milestones and to outcomes rather than to enrolment alone. That means reporting requirements differ by authority, and a provider holding multiple contracts often has to report the same delivery several different ways.
What is GLH and why does it need tracking?: Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the volume of directed learning a participant receives. Because bootcamp funding is tied to delivery volume as well as outcomes, GLH shortfalls are a common source of clawback, and they are only correctable while the cohort is still running.
What is the six-month outcome deadline?: Skills Bootcamp funding generally depends on participants achieving a positive employment outcome within six months of completing. Because that window runs after delivery ends, outcomes are easy to lose track of, which is why they need tracking as a live deadline rather than a retrospective report.
Can one provider report to several authorities at once?: Yes. AiVII is built for multi-authority, multi-contract delivery from the outset, with per-authority report templates so each funder receives its data in its own required format without the delivery team rebuilding it each time.
Can bootcamps and apprenticeships be managed together?: Yes. Bootcamps, apprenticeships and adult skills provision sit in the same platform, so leadership sees one reconciled view of the whole provision rather than separate reporting per funding stream.