Author: Opportunity

Opportunity Sheffield is the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council.

Help with living costs – are you getting the right benefits?

Press release from https://sheffnews.com/news/help-with-living-costs-are-you-getting-the-right-benefits To support people with increasing living costs, the council set up a package of support last year to help anyone in the city who is facing financial hardship. Voluntary, community and faith sector organisations have been working together with the council since then to provide help, advice and support about money … Continue reading Help with living costs – are you getting the right benefits? →

Funding secured for community, culture and local economy projects in Sheffield

Press release from https://sheffnews.com/news/funding-secured-for-community-culture-and-local-economy-projects Sheffield City Council has secured grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which will go towards community, culture and local economy projects. Funding has been secured for three years and will go towards a variety of projects such as Cost of Living support, helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint and continuing … Continue reading Funding secured for community, culture and local economy projects in Sheffield →

Figures shows Sheffield claimant count at highest level since July 2022

The Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit and are required to seek work and be available for work. After falling steadily between March 2021 and October 2022, data from NOMIS shows that the Sheffield claimant count is now at it's highest level since July 2022. … Continue reading Figures shows Sheffield claimant count at highest level since July 2022 →

Sheffield City Council Apprentice Recruitment Fair on Thu 13 Apr

Sheffield City Council is holding an apprentice recruitment fair at Sheffield Town Hall on Thursday 13 April from 10am-2pm. The event is free to attend and there will be apprenticeships available in: Housing Adult Social Care Housing Repairs Service Schools Business Administration Highways Libraries Park & Woodland Book your place here: Sheffield City Council Apprentice … Continue reading Sheffield City Council Apprentice Recruitment Fair on Thu 13 Apr →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 20 March

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides weekly district-level apprenticeship vacancy bulletins, broken down by region and local authority area. See below the latest vacancy lists for Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Sheffield apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sheffield-20-mar-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-20-03-2023-with-percent-40-l3-plusDownload

IEP Journal: March 2023

The Institute of Employability professionals has published it's March journal. This issue includes an article written by our very own Kevin Owers on how Sheffield City Council is tackling economic activity at a local level. iep-journal-spring-23Download

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing – Spring Budget Special (17 March)

The Spring budget's key takeaway for South Yorkshire: Devolution & governance. Further details on the ‘trailblazer’ devolution deals with GMCA and WMCA were revealed, providing a blueprint for other MCAs to follow. These will see income streams increase as business rates are fully retained, single-pot settlements, with increased powers over housing, retrofit, and skills. LEPs … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing – Spring Budget Special (17 March) →

DWP: Touchbase – Fri 17 March

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  In yesterday’s Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a major set of reforms to remove barriers to work and support people into jobs, to increase their hours or progress. Alongside the Budget, DWP published Transforming Support: the Health & Disability White Paper which sets out ambitious and extensive reforms so more disabled … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 17 March →

Yorkshire and Humber manufacturers set to benefit from £4.9M Made Smarter digitalisation programme

Press release from South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: Yorkshire and Humber manufacturers benefit from £4.9M Made Smarter scheme Manufacturing businesses across Yorkshire and Humber can now join the £4.9m Made Smarter scheme, which will help them digitalise their business through expert business support. The programme, which is being delivered by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined … Continue reading Yorkshire and Humber manufacturers set to benefit from £4.9M Made Smarter digitalisation programme →

ONS: Real value of pay continues to fall

Report by Office for National Statistics: Cost of living insights - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Regular pay for UK employees fell in the three months to January 2023 after accounting for the rising cost of living. Labour market data show average regular pay (excluding bonuses) among employees grew 6.5% in November 2022 to January 2023. … Continue reading ONS: Real value of pay continues to fall →

Register for South Yorkshire Community Foundation’s Cost of Living Fund webinar on Weds 22 March

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com South Yorkshire's Community Foundation is holding a webinar for community groups looking to apply for funding to help communities with the cost of living crisis in Sheffield. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 22 March from 1:45pm-3:00pm Many people have been impacted by the increase in the cost … Continue reading Register for South Yorkshire Community Foundation’s Cost of Living Fund webinar on Weds 22 March →