Introduction

Following the successful delivery of our Skills Bootcamps, we’re pleased to be launching a fourth cohort - our last Skills Bootcamp for 2026!
  • Sales & Marketing Skills Bootcamp
    • 100% funded for eligible self-employed individuals and sole traders.
    • 90% funded for employees, including Directors of limited companies (a 10% employer contribution of £150 applies for SMEs.)

About the Programme

This Skills Bootcamp is designed for enterprising individuals, self-employed, business leaders and their staff across Lancashire who are looking to develop their skills and to grow personally and professionally.

This programme will be intensive but flexible, with two 3-hour sessions twice per week (for 12 weeks from Monday 21st September 2026, they will be held on every Monday and Thursday morning from 9:30am - 12:30pm).

Delivered online, focused on practical, real-world skills, they will include:
  • Understanding and winning new customers, and retaining buyers
  • Making and closing the sale
  • Using social media for customer engagement, building your profile and measuring success
  • Creating actionable plans to support business growth
  • Meet The Entrepreneur sessions - background insight in experience of other businesses, with a Q&A.

You will connect with like-minded people and access ongoing support beyond the training. Each person will develop a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) action plan tailored to their ambitions - to build their business and to upskill their roles.

Who Can Apply?
You may be eligible to join a Skills Bootcamp in Lancashire if you:
  • Are aged 19 or over
  • Live in Lancashire (including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool)
  • Have lived in the UK for 3 or more years, or are a qualifying refugee
  • Can commit to completing the full programme
  • Have a genuine desire to increase your income or grow a business
Please note: only one Skills Bootcamp place is available per person, and places are limited.

What Happens Next?

Applications are open NOW!

Please complete this questionnaire to help us assess your eligibility and keep you updated about the next steps.

If you have any questions, please contact: yvette@selnet-uk.com

Skills Bootcamps are fully funded by the Department for Education.

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