Adult Skills Fund

From August 2026, Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority will take control of the Adult Skills Fund , including Free Courses for Jobs and Skills Bootcamps.

The purpose of the Adult Skills Fund is to support adult learners to gain skills which will lead them to meaningful, sustained and relevant employment, or enable them to progress to further learning.

Our Adult Skills Fund priorities -

  • Align skills with economic needs, priority sectors and key strategic plans, e.g. LSIP to boost productivity and wellbeing of both residents and employers.
  • Empower businesses to generate more and higher paid sustainable jobs, creating better opportunities for individuals and sector growth.
  • Minimise inequality and promote social mobility.
  • Enhance wellbeing through education, personal development and/or employment to improve healthy life expectancy and reduce inequalities, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
  • Ensure an agile commissioning approach that adapts to changing local circumstances. This will align skills provision to business needs within job markets and emerging sectors.

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Documents

Documents for learning providers delivering HEYCA Adult Skills programmes -