Author: Opportunity

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

Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers league table launches

Press release - Education and Skills Funding Agency A new league table of top apprenticeship employers, which will rate the Top 100 large apprenticeship employers and top 50 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has launched today, Thursday 12 March. The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers rankings will celebrate some of the country’s most outstanding apprenticeship employers and … Continue reading Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers league table launches →

Job vacancy: Chief Executive Officer (Reach South Sheffield)

Salary: £32,500 plus 5% pension contributionWorking pattern: 37.5 hours per weekClosing date: Monday 30 March - noon Reach South Sheffield is recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. The board is seeking to appoint a permanent leader of the organisation to take its work forwards and continue to reinvigorate the organisation to deliver the services … Continue reading Job vacancy: Chief Executive Officer (Reach South Sheffield) →

Get your campaign heard and engage people at Moor Market this Spring

In partnership with Festival of Debate, Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) has a selection of FREE stalls to offer to charities, campaign groups and community organisations from Tuesday 14 April to Wednesday 13 May 2020 at Moor Market, Sheffield. Weekly bookings preferred & electricity is available. Spaces are first-come, first-served. If you are interested and require … Continue reading Get your campaign heard and engage people at Moor Market this Spring →

Free training at Zest from Weds 18 March; open day on Mon 16, enrol on Tues 17

Zest is running an open morning on Monday 16 March to provide information on its upcoming training courses, with an enrolment day on Tuesday 17 March. Free, funded training in Employability Skills, Health and Social Care, Customer Service, Team Leading and Security is available at Zest Centre, Upperthorpe, from Wednesday 18 March. Contact details To … Continue reading Free training at Zest from Weds 18 March; open day on Mon 16, enrol on Tues 17 →

Sheffield College Employability Programme Booklet 2019-20

The courses in the Sheffield College Employability Booklet are offered on a fully-funded basis to learners who are either: A) Unemployed and in receipt of certain state benefits Currently, the following benefits are eligible for fee remission: Jobseeker’s AllowanceUniversal CreditIncome SupportEmployment Support AllowancePersonal Independence PaymentCouncil Tax BenefitHousing BenefitWorking Tax CreditsChild Tax CreditsChild Benefit B) Are … Continue reading Sheffield College Employability Programme Booklet 2019-20 →

Jobskilla warehousing courses in South Yorkshire starting Mon 9 Mar

Jobskilla has a number of last-minute places available on warehousing courses starting on Monday 9 March in Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley.  These courses run for 5 day and all learners receive £50 on completion and Lean Manufacturing qualifications and have an interview the following week for warehouse vacancies. 5-Day Training with Guaranteed Warehouse Interviews – BARNSLEY (AEB 19+) … Continue reading Jobskilla warehousing courses in South Yorkshire starting Mon 9 Mar →

Element Society fact sheet, room bookings and clothes donations

Element Society is an independent youth-led charity, based in the centre of Sheffield on Leopold Street. The charity delivers a variety of workshops both at Yorkshire House and at external venues. Subjects of workshops include but are not restricted to Social Action, Campaigning, Leadership and Mental Health. Clothes bank donations wanted! One of the services … Continue reading Element Society fact sheet, room bookings and clothes donations →

Teacake Club meeting review: Fri 6 March

The meeting opened with Will Earp and Cleo Metcalf from host organisation Element Society welcoming attendees to the expansive Yorkshire House, former premises of Yorkshire Building Society on the corner of Leopold Street. Will highlighted the work the youth-led charity does with young people from all backgrounds, including running skills programmes, residential courses and outreach … Continue reading Teacake Club meeting review: Fri 6 March →

800 students meet employers at ‘Apprenticeships: Be Inspired 2020’

On Wednesday 4 March, Sheffield City Council hosted its seventh annual apprenticeships careers fair - 'Apprenticeships: Be Inspired' – enabling more than 800 GCSE and A-Level students to meet potential employers and find out more about the apprenticeship career route. Pupils from 26 schools and Sixth Forms across Sheffield City Region attended the event, which … Continue reading 800 students meet employers at ‘Apprenticeships: Be Inspired 2020’ →