Skills Bootcamp in Unreal Engine - October 2025
Skills Bootcamp in Unreal Engine - October 2025
Application Deadline: 17 August 2025
Department: Skills Bootcamps - West of England Combined Authority Region
Employment Type: Programme
Location: West of England Combined Authority Region
Description
NextGen is proud to introduce a transformative free 16-week Skills Bootcamp for the West England Combined Authority region, delivered in partnership with techSPARK!
This Skills Bootcamp is designed for aspiring developers, technical artists, and 3D creatives who want to take the next step towards a career using Unreal Engine, with a focus on lighting, cinematic rendering, and VFX.
Through structured projects, technical mentoring, and studio-style collaboration, you’ll deepen your understanding of Unreal Engine and build the skills needed to work in games, virtual production, immersive media, and other real-time industries.
You’ll work with experienced tutors, a career coach, and industry contributors to deliver work to a professional brief, showcase your strengths, and prepare for the job market with career support and feedback.
This Skills Bootcamp is designed for aspiring developers, technical artists, and 3D creatives who want to take the next step towards a career using Unreal Engine, with a focus on lighting, cinematic rendering, and VFX.
Through structured projects, technical mentoring, and studio-style collaboration, you’ll deepen your understanding of Unreal Engine and build the skills needed to work in games, virtual production, immersive media, and other real-time industries.
You’ll work with experienced tutors, a career coach, and industry contributors to deliver work to a professional brief, showcase your strengths, and prepare for the job market with career support and feedback.
What will you learn?
This Skills Bootcamp goes beyond foundational training to equip you with advanced technical and production-ready skills in Unreal Engine.
You’ll build confidence using real-time tools in a collaborative, industry-informed environment.
Core Focus Areas:
- Lighting Techniques – craft cinematic, mood-driven scenes and explore advanced lighting setups including ray tracing
- Rendering & Sequencing – optimise performance, design camera systems, and create high-quality cinematic outputs
- Visual Effects (VFX) – develop interactive particle systems, shaders, and Niagara-based effects using Blueprints
- Production Workflows – manage assets, understand real-time pipelines, and use collaborative tools in a simulated studio setting
- Industry Insight – gain exposure to professional case studies and best practices across real-time industries
- Career Support – build your CV and showreel, receive feedback from industry professionals, and develop your interview skills
By the end of the bootcamp, you’ll have completed a portfolio-ready project and gained the technical confidence and professional knowledge needed to take your next step in the real-time sector.
How we use your data
It is important that you understand how we gather and process your data. Please read through the information below and the full policy from NextGen. You will need to confirm you have read this before you can submit an application.
NextGen will never share your data with anyone not directly involved in Skills Bootcamp delivery. This information will only be shared with our delivery partners and employers on the Skills Bootcamp Programme. For full details on how your data is processed by NextGen please read our Privacy Policy.
NextGen will never share your data with anyone not directly involved in Skills Bootcamp delivery. This information will only be shared with our delivery partners and employers on the Skills Bootcamp Programme. For full details on how your data is processed by NextGen please read our Privacy Policy.
Eligibility
This Skills Bootcamp in Unreal Engine is designed for ambitious digital creatives looking to take their careers to the next level. Whether you’re a recent graduate looking for work in animation or visualisation studios, or have a strong foundation in 3D design, this course will give you the specialised skills you need to master lighting, rendering, animation, and VFX in Unreal Engine.
You need to be aged 19+ and live in, or intend to work in, the West of England Combined Authority area, which includes Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire.
This Bootcamp is perfect for Unreal Engine developers who are ready to turn their passion into a professional career.
We're committed to inclusivity. Our goal is to provide training opportunities for everyone, making our industries more representative of our society. We actively encourage applications from those underrepresented in the creative industries.
We're committed to inclusivity. Our goal is to provide training opportunities for everyone, making our industries more representative of our society. We actively encourage applications from those underrepresented in the creative industries.
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