Author: Opportunity

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

SYHA Changing Futures Collaboration event to take place on Weds 22 Nov

South Yorkshire Housing Association, in partnership with Sheffield City Council, is holding a Changing Futures Collaboration event on Wednesday 22 November from 10:30am-12:30pm. The event will be held at South Yorkshire Housing Association, 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, S1 4EB. The aim of the event is to promote and elaborate on how changing recruitment practices can … Continue reading SYHA Changing Futures Collaboration event to take place on Weds 22 Nov →

Changes to employment requirements for parents on Universal Credit

Press release from Department for Work and Pensions Unemployed parents to be given more support to get back into work Move follows over 45 per cent increase to support with childcare costs for parents on Universal Credit, as UK Government ‘backs working families’ Changes brought in this year set to benefit over half a million … Continue reading Changes to employment requirements for parents on Universal Credit →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 30 October

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-30-oct-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-30-10-2023Download

SOAR publish 2022/2023 Social Accounts

SOAR has published its Social Accounts for 2022/2023. The intention of Social Accounts is to promote the work carried out by SOAR and its community partners, as well as to reflect on the year. 77% referral completion success rate of engaged SPLW clients 1,745 hours of service by volunteers £131k spent on maintenance and improvements … Continue reading SOAR publish 2022/2023 Social Accounts →

Learning Curve Group recruiting for L2 Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy courses

Learning Curve Group is still recruiting for Level 2 Hairdressing (starting soon) and Level 2 Beauty Therapy (starting January 2024). The VTCT Level 2 Hairdressing study programme for under 19’s includes: Advise and consult with clients Shampoo, Condition and Treat hair Colour and Lighten hair Style and finish hair Set and dress the hair Basic … Continue reading Learning Curve Group recruiting for L2 Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy courses →

DWP survey for blind or partially sighted individuals now open for responses

The Sight in Mind team at DWP is looking for individuals to take part in it's survey of people who are blind or partially sighted and are/have been accessing DWP services. Details of the survey can be found below and it closes for responses on Sunday 19 November. The survey can either be accessed via … Continue reading DWP survey for blind or partially sighted individuals now open for responses →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 23 October

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-23-oct-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-23-10-2023Download

Ofqual announces steps to secure parity for students taking vocational qualifications

Press release from Ofqual Building on the success of the 2023 action plan, Ofqual confirms measures that will embed the timely delivery of vocational results. Ofqual has today announced measures to ensure students taking vocational qualifications  get their results on time in 2024 and beyond, following the success of this year. The measures are part of Ofqual’s ongoing commitment to … Continue reading Ofqual announces steps to secure parity for students taking vocational qualifications →