Matt's Story

How the Skills Bootcamp Helped Me Build Confidence and Start a Career I Love in Construction

Before joining the Skills Bootcamp, I was unemployed, on Universal Credit, and really struggling to find work. I was applying for job after job and never hearing anything back. Over time, this completely knocked my confidence, I felt stuck, lost, and unsure of how to move forward.

I joined the Bootcamp because I wanted to gain my CSCS card and PTS training so I could access construction and railway work. More than anything, I wanted to rebuild my confidence and finally have a real chance at getting into a career I could enjoy.

"The Skills Bootcamp helped me rebuild my confidence, improve my mental health, and get the qualifications I needed to start a job I love."

During the Bootcamp, I gained essential skills, including PTS training to work on the railway and my CSCS card so I could work on construction sites. The support I received made a huge difference. The team helped me regain my confidence and were incredibly understanding, even letting me finish early when I needed to pick up my children. ETS were excellent throughout the training and continued to support me even after the course ended.

Since completing the Bootcamp, my life has changed. I secured a full-time job working as a labourer on a single-house project. Having stable work has helped me massively with my mental health, and my confidence has grown more than I expected. Being in a job I enjoy has given me purpose, stability and motivation for the future.

The Bootcamp hasn't just given me skills, it has given me direction. It has helped me rebuild my confidence, improve my wellbeing, and motivated me to start thinking about running my own business someday. I now have the qualifications, belief, and momentum I was missing before.

I would 1000% recommend the Skills Bootcamp to anyone who wants to build their confidence, learn new skills, or get into a new career. It brought everything together in one supportive programme, and it cam at exactly the right time for me.