Author: Opportunity

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

Register now for Step Up Training’s Contact Centre Operations course

Step Up training is running a Contact Centre Operations training course that will be running in Sheffield in the very near future, with a finalised date to be confirmed based on interest. Step Up has established connections with an employer in the Killamarsh area who is recruiting for contract centre roles, and the training course … Continue reading Register now for Step Up Training’s Contact Centre Operations course →

New training programmes from Sheffield Skills Academy

Sheffield Skills Academy training programmes Visit the links to find out more about each of the programmes on offer Introduction to construction Skills boot camp in plastering, painting and decorating and carpentry Digital skills with business administration For more information on any of the above courses, contact robbie.higginson@skillspeoplegroup.com or call 07977 153065 Rotherham Skills Academy … Continue reading New training programmes from Sheffield Skills Academy →

Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -17 January

Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute Unemployment is 1,244,000, down by 3,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline is up by 56,000) and the unemployment rate 3.7%, up by 0.2 percentage points on last quarter. The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 1,562,300, up by 19,700 on last month. The number of … Continue reading Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -17 January →

BITC’s ClickSilver programme now open for applicants

The ClickSilver programme with BITC (Business in the Community) is now open for applicants aged 50 and over. The programme has helped older UK residents use technology to gain confidence and improve their digital skills. The programme matches vulnerable and older people with volunteer mentors from businesses, who support them to develop digital skills and … Continue reading BITC’s ClickSilver programme now open for applicants →

Master the Act online training with Inova and Erasmus+

Inova Education and Training are promoting Master the Act, an Erasmus+ funded project which aims to support employability through theatre techniques and training. They have recently launched their online training platform which is full of resources and information. A certificate is available upon completion of the modules, which are free to access. To enrol on … Continue reading Master the Act online training with Inova and Erasmus+ →

SAVTE recruiting 1:1 Language & Conversation Group volunteers

SAVTE is recruiting for their 1:1 Language volunteer training course as well as their Conversation Group volunteer training course. SAVTE (Sheffield Association for the Voluntary Speaking of English) is a community organisation dedicated to supporting speakers of other languages in developing their functional English language skills. SAVTE work with a range of people from all … Continue reading SAVTE recruiting 1:1 Language & Conversation Group volunteers →

Sector Routeways now recruiting for Feb 2023 Engineering and Manufacturing routeway

Opportunity Sheffield is now recruiting for its February 2023 Engineering and Manufacturing Sector Routeway. The 2-week training will begin on Monday 6 February with a work placement starting shortly afterwards Registration events – Thursday 19 January, 12:30, Bailey Court Job Centre or Monday 30 January, 10:30, Carpenter Room at the Central Library See the attached … Continue reading Sector Routeways now recruiting for Feb 2023 Engineering and Manufacturing routeway →

Parent Group Leader Training with Zest from Weds 19 April

Zest is now recruiting Parents/ Carers for EPEC (Empowering Parents Empowering Communities) Parent Group Leader Training. The training will be starting Wednesday 19 April 9.30am- 2pm, every Wednesday term time only, for 13weeks. Learn to lead Parenting groups for local parents, and develop your skills and confidence. Mentored and supported by Zest and Sheffield City … Continue reading Parent Group Leader Training with Zest from Weds 19 April →

Clarion Futures online teaching assistant course on Tues 17 Jan

Clarion Futures Jobs and Training is delivering a free online teaching assistant course, beginning on Tuesday 17 January. The qualification is the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Preparing to Work in Schools and will ready participants for further learning and training whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a school … Continue reading Clarion Futures online teaching assistant course on Tues 17 Jan →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 9 January

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 sheffield-09-jan-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies sy-apprenticeship-summary-09-01-2023Download

Change of slot for JCP Provider Team Buzz meetings; new time Thursday at 9:30am

Jobcentre Plus' (JCP) Provider Team Buzz meetings will be moving to a new slot at 9:30am on Thursday mornings. The meetings are designed to keep providers informed of upcoming JCP activity and enable providers to raise awareness of provision available to JCP customers. If you would like to be added to the mailing list and … Continue reading Change of slot for JCP Provider Team Buzz meetings; new time Thursday at 9:30am →