Question follow-through · 92846

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Skills Bootcamps

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of HGV Skills Bootcamps in increasing (a) completion rates and (b) job placements compared with the apprenticeship route.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of HGV Skills Bootcamps in increasing (a) completion rates and (b) job placements compared with the apprenticeship route.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The government offers a range of skills training which can support the HGV sector, including apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps. Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study and have a minimum duration of eight months. Skills Bootcamps...

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