Author: Opportunity

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

Tickets still available for Teacake Club Meeting @ Electric Works on Fri 19 April

Registration is now open for the Spring Teacake Club Meeting, which will take place on Friday April 19 2024 at: Electric Works, Sheffield Digital Campus, 3 Concourse way, Sheffield, S1 2BJ If you would like to attend the next meeting of Sheffield’s employability network, please register FREE on Universe. Doors will open at 9:30am for … Continue reading Tickets still available for Teacake Club Meeting @ Electric Works on Fri 19 April →

Equal Communities to provide employment support in South Sheffield as The Employers Forum refreshes brand

Introducing Equal Communities... the new brand for The Employers Forum's community and employment support service in Sheffield. The new name is designed to encapsulate the provider's overarching aims - empowering Sheffield's workforce through meaningful interventions, support and education, and promoting 'a level playing field' for local people. In the employment support arena, Equal Communities is … Continue reading Equal Communities to provide employment support in South Sheffield as The Employers Forum refreshes brand →

Momentum Recruitment and Training jobs fair brings in 50 learners

Momentum Recruitment and Training staged a mini jobs fair at its Sheffield Centre on Friday 22 March, with more than 50 participants passing through the doors. The event, staged for the benefit of current and previous learners, gave attendees the opportunity to discover vacancies, gain employability support and explore further training opportunities. The six exhibition … Continue reading Momentum Recruitment and Training jobs fair brings in 50 learners →

150 jobseekers attend first Sheffield’s Working jobs fair of 2024

Opportunity Sheffield's first jobs fair of 2024 took place last week, with over 150 local people attending the event at St. Mary's Church and Conference Centre on Bramall Lane. The event was supported by a wide range of employers looking to hire, and community organisations offering wider support to unemployed and economically inactive residents. The … Continue reading 150 jobseekers attend first Sheffield’s Working jobs fair of 2024 →

REC calls for ‘bold reform’ of apprenticeships system, including levy

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) says more decisive action is needed from government to address failings with the current apprenticeship system. The professional body for UK recruitment businesses was commenting after Rishi Sunak pledged to create up to 20,000 more apprenticeships with a series of reforms including fully funding training for young people and … Continue reading REC calls for ‘bold reform’ of apprenticeships system, including levy →

Sheffield Employment & Skills Strategy to be developed by KADA Research and Ekosgen

An Employment & Skills Strategy is being developed for Sheffield, with KADA Research and Ekosgen appointed to deliver the project. The consultant organisations will work in partnership to conduct research, engage widely with stakeholders and produce the strategy, having emerged successful from a competitive tender process co-ordinated by Sheffield City Council (SCC) on behalf of … Continue reading Sheffield Employment & Skills Strategy to be developed by KADA Research and Ekosgen →

Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-based training & employee progression offer relaunches under UKSPF in April 2024

Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-specific training and employee progression offers will relaunch in April 2024, as the third year of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) regime gets underway. Activity previously funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), up until December 2023, will shortly recommence as part of Skills & Employability South Yorkshire Programme, which is being … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-based training & employee progression offer relaunches under UKSPF in April 2024 →

Prince’s Trust Get Started in Music Production course starts in April

Get Started in Music Production is a free programme, starting with a taster day on Tuesday 9 April. The course itself will run from Monday 15 to Friday 19 April 2024. The course, created by Prince’s Trust and RiteTrax, will take place at Plot 22, Exchange Street. The programme is for anyone aged 16-25, interested … Continue reading Prince’s Trust Get Started in Music Production course starts in April →

Neurodiversity Celebration Week returns 18 – 24 March 2024

Neurodiversity Celebration Week, this year from 18 - 24 March, is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing schools, universities, and organisations with the opportunity to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent, while creating more … Continue reading Neurodiversity Celebration Week returns 18 – 24 March 2024 →

Apprenticeships: Be Inspired annual careers fair enjoys another successful year

Opportunity Sheffield’s ‘Apprenticeships: Be Inspired’ careers fair returned for its eighth year at Hillsborough Stadium this month (Thursday 7 March 2024), giving local school and Sixth Form pupils the chance to discover vacancies and apply for apprenticeships. Each year, the flagship event connects young people who are considering an apprenticeship with employers who are looking … Continue reading Apprenticeships: Be Inspired annual careers fair enjoys another successful year →