Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 July 2023. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Monday, 3 July 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Skills Bootcamps: British Overseas Territories

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will amend the residency requirement for the Skills Bootcamp programme so that newly arrived citizens from the British overseas territories under the BOTC (F), BOTC (M), and the BIOT (Chagossian) routes can take advantage of the programme to help them settle into employment in the UK.

Answer

Adults are eligible to apply for a Skills Bootcamp if they are aged 19 or over, have the right to work in the UK, live in England and meet residency requirements.

Skills Bootcamps follow the same residency eligibility criteria as other funding streams for further education for adults aged 19+, including the Adult Education Budget. The government has to prioritise which learners to support within the finite resources available.

Learners who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years on the first day of learning are eligible for funding, irrespective of citizenship or nationality. Eligibility also extends to those with a right of abode in the UK, who have been residing in British Overseas Territories for at least the previous three years on the first day of learning.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8652
Session
2022-23
Subjects
British overseas territories Employment Migrants Skills Bootcamps
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk