STARTS: 21ST OCTOBER
ENDS: 1ST DECEMBER
7 WEEKS
Get Propelled.
Are you a freelancer working in the creative, arts, and cultural industries looking to power up your business skills?
Are you based in the Cheshire and Warrington area?
Business Skills for Creative and Cultural Freelancers is a Skills Bootcamp funded by Department for Work and Pensions and Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington.
During the Skills Bootcamp you’ll learn how to sell your creative offer, win more clients and grow your community.
Sessions are delivered by industry leading tutors, experts, and creatives.
If you are interested in this Skills Bootcamp, you must be able to commit to up to approximately 3 sessions per week, and the whole schedule consisting of 68 Guided Learning Hours (see Commitment section below). You must be self-employed to take part in this Skills Bootcamp.
If you do not have a UTR number, don’t let this stop you from applying, we’ll just need evidence of your self-employment status by the time the Skills Bootcamp commences.
As part of this Skills Bootcamp, you will also be supported to find onward contracts and opportunities, this will include completing a SMART business plan.
Starts: 21st October
Ends: 1st December
Programme length: 7 weeks
Number of Guided Learning Hours: 68
Number of days per week: up to 4 sessions per week
A full schedule will be sent in advance.
A guided learning hour is defined as time delivered under the live instruction of a Tutor.
Please note, all applicants require a basic level of IT skills to access this course.
Self-employed
This Skills Bootcamp is specific to self-employed creatives, including those who are self-employed and may also have another form of employment.
Please note, to evidence learners are self-employed, we request your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number or Company Registration Number (CRN) during the application process. If you haven’t got a UTR number, and want to register as a sole trader, you can do so by registering for your Self Assessment via the .gov.uk website.
Number of Guided Learning Hours: 68
Plus mentoring sessions.
Please note all applicants require a basic level of IT skills to access this course.
As per our funding arrangement, all learners are required to complete a total of 68 guided learning hours. Catch-up sessions will only be arranged in mitigating circumstances, so it’s important that learners attend all scheduled sessions to avoid falling behind.
Content Breakdown
During the Skills Bootcamp
After the Skills Bootcamp
This Skills Bootcamp is applicable to any freelancer within the arts, cultural, and creative industries.
This can include:
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible training courses for adults aged 19 and over. Funded by the Department for Work & Pensions, Skills Bootcamps support Cheshire and Warrington’s social and economic objectives of delivering a sustainable, healthy, inclusive and growing economy.
Application Deadline
Starts: 21st October
Ends: 1st December
Apply by: 19th October
Once we receive your registration form, if you are eligible, we’ll be in touch with more information once applications are live for the next Skills Bootcamp.
Application Process
One Giant Leap is funded by Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington and the Dept. for Work & Pensions.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide relevant information to demonstrate that you meet the Skills Bootcamp eligibility criteria set out by our funders.
Information is only requested for the purpose of this Skills Bootcamp.
If you have any questions please do get in touch with Alisha Kadri alisha@takeonegiantleap.com
Register to find out more.
Get Propelled.
