Government funded · No cost to eligible learners
Skills Bootcamps
Fully-funded Unreal Engine 5 training for adults in specific English regions — the same studio, instructors and real production pipeline as our paid residency, funded by your regional authority.
Where we're funded
Current regions
Skills Bootcamps are funded per region. Eligibility depends on where you live — tell us your town and we'll confirm what's available to you.
West Sussex
Recruiting nowUE5 Tech Art Skills Bootcamp funded by West Sussex County Council — for eligible residents of West Sussex. Tech Art is the bridge between art and code: shaders, tools and pipelines in Unreal Engine 5.
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North East England
Ongoing intakesDelivered with Gateshead College under the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (NEMSA) — for eligible residents of the region. UE5 training inside INFINITY27's real production workflow.
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There's no guarantee we'll hold funding in your area — but registering your interest helps build the case for your local authority to fund a course there, and we'll let you know the moment it opens.
Who it's for
Built for people with existing skills — not day-one beginners
This isn't a from-scratch beginner course. You need existing skills in art, code, design or a related craft, plus the hours to commit — the funding buys you real Unreal Engine 5 production experience on top of what you already have, for people serious about a games career.
Students & graduates
Studying or recently graduated in a games-adjacent subject — art, code, design — and close to the job market. You already have foundational skills; this adds real Unreal Engine 5 production experience to compete for your first role.
Career changers
Adults retraining into games from another industry — you bring a transferable skill and commitment; the bootcamp adds real Unreal Engine 5 production experience on top of it.
Upskillers & returners
People already working in or around games and creative tech, or returning to the industry after time out, who want to build real UE5 production experience without paying course fees.
How the funding works
Your regional authority pays. You show up.
Skills Bootcamps are a government programme in England, funded region by region. That shapes the three things worth knowing before you apply.
01 · Eligibility
Funding is tied to where you live, and you need the right to work in the UK. If you're in a funded region, your place costs you nothing.
02 · Paperwork
Places are allocated per learner, so your regional authority needs your legal name and postcode to confirm your funded place. We ask for exactly what the funding requires — no more.
03 · Commitment
Funded doesn't mean casual. You train inside a working studio to the same standard as paying residents — the screening call makes sure that's a commitment you can actually make.
The journey
From enquiry to shipped work
Six steps — and the first three cost you nothing but a form and a phone call.
Register your interest
The 5-minute form below — tell us where you live and what you want to do in games. That's all we need to start.
Eligibility check
Skills Bootcamps are government-funded per English region, so eligibility comes down to where you live and having the right to work in the UK. We confirm what's available to you before anything else.
Screening call
A short call to check the fit honestly — your goals, your time, your starting point. If a bootcamp isn't right for you, we'll say so and point you at a better option.
Funding paperwork
Funded places are allocated per learner by your regional authority, so we'll need your legal name and postcode to secure yours. That's what the paperwork is for — nothing more.
Train inside the studio
You join INFINITY27's real production workflow — real briefs, sprint reviews and practising mentors who are all Unreal Authorised Instructors. Same studio, same standard as our paid residency.
Finish with evidence
You leave with real production work in Unreal Engine 5 — reviewed, QA'd and customer-facing — plus a clear picture of your next step into the industry.
What you'll learn
The engine, a craft, and how studios work
Everything runs through real production in Unreal Engine 5 — the same pipeline our games ship through.
Unreal Engine 5, properly
Not a tour of menus — you learn the engine by doing real production work in it, mentored by developers who use it every day.
Your discipline's craft
Each bootcamp has a discipline focus — West Sussex is Tech Art: shaders, tools and pipelines bridging art and code. We'll confirm the focus for your region when you enquire.
How studios actually work
Sprints, reviews, feedback, deadlines and shipping. The workflow habits that make you useful on day one of a games job.
Same studio, same standard
Not a classroom course
Bootcamp learners train inside INFINITY27's real production workflow, mentored by practising developers who are all Unreal Authorised Instructors — building the shipped evidence employers actually trust. 82% of our learners are in games careers within 6 months.
UATC
Unreal Authorised Training Centre since 2021
82%
into games careers in under 6 months
500+
learners trained since 2020
4×
cohort intakes a year
FAQ
The funding questions, answered straight
Everything people ask before the screening call.
Is it really free?
Am I eligible?
Why do you need my legal name and postcode?
Do I need games or Unreal experience?
Is the bootcamp easier than the paid residency?
Is it fully remote?
Do I need a powerful PC?
Not necessarily. A lot of the heavy Unreal Engine 5 work can run on a studio machine you reach remotely via Parsec, so your own hardware doesn't have to be top-end.
Either way, check your kit against Unreal Engine's minimum specs and Parsec's minimum specs — we'll sanity-check your setup on the fit call before you commit.
My region isn't listed — what now?
Register your interest
Check your eligibility
Four quick questions — we'll confirm your funding options and, if you're eligible, take you straight to a short apply form.
Are you 19 or older?
Skills Bootcamps are government-funded for adult learners.