Author: Opportunity

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

Employer invitation for Employment is for Everyone launch event on Tues 14 June

Employment is for Everyone is new a South Yorkshire-wide initiative geared at increasing employment opportunities for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Project partners Speakup, DFN Project Search, Rotherham Metropolitan Council, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System and Gullivers Valley are staging a launch event for employers on Tuesday 14 June. Employers from … Continue reading Employer invitation for Employment is for Everyone launch event on Tues 14 June →

Final places for next B2W Building Futures cohort starting Thurs 26 May

B2W Group is seeking to fill its final eight places for the next cohort of learners on the Building Futures programme.  The next course is due to start on Thursday 26 May so the deadline for new learners for the next cohort will be Monday 23.  The course offers an opportunity for young people to … Continue reading Final places for next B2W Building Futures cohort starting Thurs 26 May →

Tender opportunity: ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism)

Invitation to Tender - Opportunity Sheffield  ESF Pathways to Success - Priority 1.4 (Adult)  ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism)  The coronavirus pandemic has served to exacerbate the difficulties faced by unemployed and economically inactive people with long term health conditions seeking to enter the labour market.  To this end, … Continue reading Tender opportunity: ESF Employer Champion for Specialist Health Groups (Mental Health, Learning Difficulty/Disability, and Autism) →

Disability Confident Jobs Fair Speech – Chloe Smith MP

From the Department for Work and Pensions and Chloe Smith MP On Wednesday 18th May 2022, Minister for Disabled People Chloe Smith gave a speech to open a Disability Confident Jobs Fair at Hillman Street Jobcentre Plus. "It is a pleasure to be here today to open this Disability Confident Jobs Fair at Hillman Street JCP. I think … Continue reading Disability Confident Jobs Fair Speech – Chloe Smith MP →

Summer 2022 Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fairs with Opportunity Sheffield in partnership with Jobcentre Plus

Opportunity Sheffield – the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council – and Jobcentre Plus are organising a series of locality-based jobs fairs for unemployed residents of Sheffield. The focus is on connecting unemployed residents of Sheffield with employers who have accessible, entry-level job opportunities. Jobseekers are invited to attend the fair, meet employers … Continue reading Summer 2022 Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fairs with Opportunity Sheffield in partnership with Jobcentre Plus →

Source Your Future youth event seeks Sheffield employer engagement (21-23 June)

Employment and Skills Event for All Sheffield Schools and Colleges and unemployed young people (18-24) – 21-23 June - book your place Written by Carolynn McConnell, Social Mobility Project Lead, Levelling Up Futures in Sheffield I am pleased to invite you to a Three-day employment and skills event, that Levelling Up Futures in Sheffield is … Continue reading Source Your Future youth event seeks Sheffield employer engagement (21-23 June) →

Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute 17 May 2022

Unemployment is 1,257,000, down by 40,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline down by 118,000). The unemployment rate 3.7%, down by 0.1 percentage points on last month and down by 0.3 percentage points on last quarter. The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 1,612,500, down by 56,900 on last month, and the claimant rate … Continue reading Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute 17 May 2022 →

Attend the next Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at Manor Lodge (Wed 15 June)

Looking for a job, career change or training prospect? Opportunity Sheffield will be hosting the next Sheffield's Working jobs fair of the year on Wednesday 15 June 10:30am-3pm at Sheffield Manor Lodge, 389 Manor Lane, S2 1UL. Meet local employers and providers including the NHS, Plusnet, South Yorkshire Police and Sheffield City Trust. Discover new … Continue reading Attend the next Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at Manor Lodge (Wed 15 June) →

Employers uncover learning power for Learning at Work Week

Campaign for Learning and employers around the country are celebrating the 24th Learning at Work Week (16th to 22nd May) which starts today.  This year’s theme ‘Learning Uncovered’ is focused on raising the profile of lifelong learning at work, and helping everyone to uncover and share their learning powers.  Businesses this year will be empowering colleagues with thousands of … Continue reading Employers uncover learning power for Learning at Work Week →

Find out about Learning at Work Week (16-22 May)

What is Learning at Work Week? Learning at Work Week is a unique annual event to build learning cultures at work. It aims to put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development. The Campaign for Learning coordinate LAW Week nationally and offer resources and ideas for learning & development colleagues … Continue reading Find out about Learning at Work Week (16-22 May) →

Evaluation of SYHA’s Age Better in Sheffield project (CRESR)

Written by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research Between 2015-22, the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) was the local evaluation partner for Age Better in Sheffield (ABiS), a six-year £6 million investment by the National Lottery Community Fund to reduce isolation and loneliness amongst people aged 50 or over (people … Continue reading Evaluation of SYHA’s Age Better in Sheffield project (CRESR) →