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Recording Skills Bootcamps using Event Indicators

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Skills Bootcamps in the ILR using event indicators

Recording Skills Bootcamps in the ILR using event indicators

Skills Bootcamps are flexible training courses up to 16 weeks. They are available to all adults aged 19 or over on 31 August of the current teaching year who are full-time or part-time employed, self-employed, unemployed, and live in England.

Skills Bootcamps are made up of the following elements, all of which must be recorded as funding model 37, source of funding (SOF) 105 and programme type 32.

Programme aim – every Skills Bootcamp must have a programme aim spanning across the entire duration of the programme. This aim should have a start date corresponding to when the bootcamp starts and an end date which is the overall end date of the bootcamp - when the bootcamp learning has finished unless the learner withdraws. The start and end dates of the event indicators (for example passing the HGV Tests and gaining the interview offer) must also be within the start and end dates of the programme aim.

The start date of the programme aim must never be later than any component aims including the event indicators. Where an event takes place before the programme starts (e.g. offer of an interview or offer of a new role), record the programme start date on the date applies from on the event indicator. The programme aim's learning actual end date does not include the Outcome event where the learner is offered a job, this is represented by the Achievement Date. The programme aim must be recorded using ZPROG001 and Aim Type 1.

A component learning aim – every Skills Bootcamp must have a component learning aim to represent the learning taking place. These aims are 'Subject Learning' aims for bootcamps and these aims may end before the programme has finished, meaning this aim may have an end date before the end date of the programme aim. The start and end dates of the component learning aim must be within the start and end dates of the programme aim.

All component learning aims to represent the learning must be recorded as Aim Type 3 and these learning aims must be listed on Find a learning aim and providers must use learning aims marked with:

• Category code 62: Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning

Examples of this type of learning aims are:

• Z0060576 Skills Bootcamps - Transport - Level 2 equivalent

For learners starting Skills Bootcamps programmes on or after 1 August 2025 use Event Indicators (EVI) to represent events related to the programme. Event Indicators are a Learning Delivery Funding and Monitoring Type, EVI. If applicable – one of the following event indicators must be recorded if one of these events occurs and is related to the learning from the bootcamp:

• use EVI 1 for Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired

• use EVI 2 for Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer

• use EVI 3 for Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts

Use the following event indicators for HGV Skills Bootcamps where applicable:

• use EVI 4 for Checked HGV Provisional licence

• use EVI 5 for Passed HGV ADR (dangerous goods) exam

• use EVI 6 for Passed HGV PDP (petroleum driver passport) exam

• use EVI 7 for Passed HGV Part 4 of the driver certificate of professional competence

• use EVI 8 for Received HGV Evidence that CPC has been brought up to date

• use EVI 9 for Taken HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving

• use EVI 10 for Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving

One of these event indicators listed above must be recorded if the event occurs and must be recorded on the programme aim. Use the date applies from field to record the date the event took place. If the event is the offer of an interview for example, the date to be recorded is the date when the formal offer of an interview was made, not the date of the interview itself. If the HGV Part 3b is passed on first attempt, record EVI 10 only.

Once an interview offer has been made (within the criteria specified in the funding and performance management rules), the event indicator should still be recorded even if, for some reason, the actual interview does not take place.

Against the component learning aim, complete the Learning Actual End Date when all learning activities have taken place. Record Outcome = 8 ‘Learning activities are complete but the outcome is not yet known’ at the end of learning if the event(s) is still to be recorded.

Once the event(s) have been recorded, the Outcome field of the component learning aim must be updated accordingly.

The programme aim must be recorded as continuing (compstatus = 1) until the component learning aim (aims with category code 62) has been completed, the learner withdraws from the programme or takes a break in learning. Refer to guidance for learner absence or withdrawal . Where a learner starts a Skills Bootcamp, then realises that it is not suitable, then wants to start a different Skills Bootcamp, please refer to the DfE customer helpdesk in this situation.

If an event indicator is recorded but a Job offer is not made, on the programme aim, record the programme as completed (compstatus = 2), record Outcome = 3 ' No achievement'. Do not return an Achievement Date.

For HGV Skills Bootcamps, when a learner completes learning, fails a driving test or exam and then comes back to do more learning in preparation for another attempt, record the first instance of the learning aim as Completed when training was completed, then record a second instance of this learning aim if the learner comes back to do more training before attempting the test or exam again.

Recording Skills Bootcamps on the ILR: example using event indicators

Learner starts bootcamp on 8 September, interview offer has not been made, Outcome recorded as Outcome=8 on the Programme aim and component learning aim.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim ZPROG001	08/09/2025		Continuing (completion status = 1)	Outcome Not Yet Known (outcome = 8)
Learning Aim	08/09/2025	30/11/2025	Completed (Completion status = 2)	(Outcome Not Yet Known (outcome = 8)

Interview offer after learning ends, end date of the programme aim is the same date as the interview offer. Update the programme aim as completed, update the Outcome fields accordingly.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim ZPROG001	08/09/2025	20/12/2025	Completed (completion status = 2)	Outcome Not Yet Known (outcome = 8)
Learning Aim	08/09/2025	16/12/2025	Completed (Completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamType	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	1	20/12/2025

Where the learner is not offered a job: Interview offer after learning ends, end date of the programme aim is the same date as the interview offer. Update the Outcome field accordingly.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim ZPROG001	08/09/2025	20/12/2025	Completed (completion status = 2)	Not Achieved (outcome = 3)
Learning Aim	08/09/2025	16/12/2025	Completed (Completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamType	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	1	20/12/2025

Where the learner is offered a job: Interview offer after learning ends, end date of the programme aim is the same date as the interview offer. Learner is offered a job on 16 January following the interview. Record the job offer date in the Achievement date field. Update the Outcome field accordingly.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim ZPROG001	08/09/2025	20/12/2025	Completed (completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)	16/01/2026
Learning Aim	08/09/2025	16/12/2025	Completed (Completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamType	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	1	20/12/2025

HGV Skills Bootcamps - HGV Pathways Aims and Events Summary

The table below summarises the aims and event indicators required for each HGV Pathway at each stage of the learning and the aim or event indicator. At the mid course stage, record the relevant aim and event indicator once the driving test has been taken if applicable. At the completion stage, record passing the test by recording EVI 10, there is no requirement to record an event indicator for failing the driving test, record EVI 9 on the first attempt only if a pass is never reached. For the learning aims, the value in brackets (62) represents the category reference allocated in the LARS database for the Subject learning aims.

Learning Stage	Learning Aim or Event Indicator	HGV Pathway A Novice to Cat C	HGV Pathway B Novice to Cat C, then Cat C+E	HGV Pathway C Novice to Cat C, then Cat C+E, then additional elements	HGV Pathway D Cat C to Cat C+E	HGV Pathway E Upgrade to ADR Packages/Tankers	HGV Pathway F Upgrade to ADR Packages / Tankers + PDP	HGV Pathway G Back to wheels refresher into previous existing category	HGV Pathway H Back to Wheels Refresher into upgraded category (Cat C to Cat C+E)
Start	Event	EVI 4 Checked HGV Provisional licence	EVI 4 Checked HGV Provisional licence	EVI 4 Checked HGV Provisional licence	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mid course	Event	EVI 9 Taken HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 9 Taken HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 9 Taken HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mid course	Learning	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)	Skills Bootcamps - Transport (62)
Completion	Event	EVI 10 Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 10 Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 10 Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 10 Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving	EVI 5 Passed HGV ADR (dangerous goods) exam	EVI 5 Passed HGV ADR (dangerous goods) exam	EVI 8 Received HGV Evidence that CPC has been brought up to date	EVI 10 Passed HGV Part 3b of the driver certificate of professional competence: On-Road Driving
Completion	Event	EVI 7 Passed HGV Part 4 of the driver certificate of professional competence	EVI 7 Passed HGV Part 4 of the driver certificate of professional competence	EVI 7 Passed HGV Part 4 of the driver certificate of professional competence	N/A	N/A	EVI 6 Passed HGV PDP (petroleum driver passport) exam	N/A	N/A
Completion	Event	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired	EVI 1 Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired
Completion	Event	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer	EVI 2 Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer
Completion	Event	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts	EVI 3 Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts
Completion	Learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning	Any other existing learning
Outcome	Programme	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)	Achievement Date (on ZPROG)

Recording Skills Bootcamps on the ILR: HGV Skills Bootcamps examples using Event indicators

These examples are based on pathways A,B,C

Example 1:

Learner starts bootcamp on 7 January 2026, has the HGV Provisional Licence checked, takes, and passes the practical training (Category code 62 subject learning aim), takes, and passes the HGV Part 3b test, takes, and passes the HGV Part 4. Records the offer of the interview date. Record the Learning Actual End Date against the programme aim once all learning and events have taken place. Record the job offer date in the Achievement date field. Update the Completion Status and Outcome field against the Programme aim once the job offer is gained.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim (ZPROG001)	07/01/2026	21/03/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)	10/04/2026
Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning (Category 62) (e.g. Z0060576)	07/01/2026	10/03/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamtype	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	4	07/01/2026
EVI	1	26/02/2026
EVI	10	11/03/2026
EVI	7	21/03/2026

Example 2:

Learner starts bootcamp on 7 January 2026, has the HGV Provisional Licence checked, takes, and completes the practical training (Category code 62 subject learning aim), takes, and fails the HGV Part 3b test. Having failed the test on the 11 March the learner resumes the practical training on 24 March, retakes and passes the HGV Part 3b test.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim (ZPROG001)	07/01/2026
Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning (Category 62) (e.g. Z0060576)	07/01/2026	10/03/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Not Achieved (outcome = 3)
Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning (Category 62) (e.g. Z0060576)	24/03/2026	21/04/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamType	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	4	07/01/2026
EVI	9	11/03/2026
EVI	10	23/04/2026

The learner then takes and passes the HGV Module 4. Records the offer of the interview date. Records the Learning Actual End Date against the Programme aim once all learning and events have taken place. Record the job offer date in the Achievement date field. Update the Completion Status and Outcome field against the Programme aim once the job offer is gained.

Aim	Learning Start Date	Learning Actual End date	Completion Status	Outcome	Achievement date
Programme aim (ZPROG001)	07/01/2026	20/05/2026	Completed ( Completion status = 1	Achieved (outcome = 1)	23/05/2025
Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning (Category 62) (e.g. Z0060576)	07/01/2026	10/03/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Not Achieved (outcome = 3)
Skills Bootcamps - Subject Learning (Category 62) (e.g. Z0060576)	24/03/2026	21/04/2026	Completed (completion status = 2)	Achieved (outcome = 1)

LearnDelFamType	LearnDelFamCode	LearnDelFamDateFrom
EVI	4	07/01/2026
EVI	9	11/03/2026
EVI	10	23/04/2026
EVI	7	14/04/2026
EVI	1	20/05/2026

Full Funding Indicator

The Full or Co-funding indicator (FFI) must be used to indicate whether the employer is contributing towards funding of a bootcamp.

If the learner is being trained by their existing employer and the employer contributes towards the funding of the bootcamp then all learning aims should be recorded as FFI=2 (co-funded).

If the learner is independent (the learner is unemployed, self-employed or the employer is not contributing towards the cost) then all learning aims should be recorded as FFI=1 (fully funded).

Other Employment Type

Other Employment Type Code 2 ‘Small or Medium Employer’ must be used for Skills Bootcamps where the employer is a small or medium employer (defined in the funding and performance management rules) and where the bootcamp is co-funded. Code 2 is used to identify the size of the employer to determine the employer contribution towards Skills Bootcamps.

Contract Reference Number

Where the contract reference number is stored in the Funding and Contracting Service this number will be in the format of 'SB-contract reference-deliverable code' or 'SBA-contract reference-deliverable code' and can be found in the provider's Summary of Funding. The contract reference prefix SBA is used for Pathway to Accelerated Apprenticeships rather than SB. The deliverable code will be after the contract reference following the second hyphen.

Where the contract reference number is stored in the Skills Bootcamps Contracts database for devolved authorities, this number will be in the format of 'Prefix-UKPRN-Suffix'. The prefix is 'XSB', the UKPRN is the UKPRN of the devolved authority and the Suffix is 7 characters which will be assigned to the contract when the details are entered by the devolved authority. This value will increment from A000001 to A999999.

Achievement date for Skills Bootcamps

The Achievement date is used as the trigger date for the outcome milestone payment. The date recorded is when the learner has met the requirements of the Skills Bootcamps, completed the learning, one of the 3 events: 'Offer of an interview for a role which matches skills acquired', ' Offer of a new role or added responsibilities with existing employer' or ' Receipt of plan from learner to acquire new self-employment opportunities or contracts' may be recorded and the learner reaches a positive outcome, for example a learner gets a new job. This field must be returned when the Outcome field has been achieved (Outcome = 1). The Achievement date must be returned within six months once the Learning Actual End Date has been returned on the programme aim.

The Six-Month Rule

If the component learning aim is recorded as completed and no event has taken place, after six months (six months after the Learning actual end date of the component learning aim) record the programme aim as Completion Status = 2 'The learner has completed the learning activities leading to the learning aim', record Outcome = 3 'No achievement'. Against the component learning aim, record Completion Status = 2 'The learner has completed the learning activities leading to the learning aim' and Outcome = 1 or 3 'Achieved' or 'Not Achieved' in the Outcome field.