Written by ERSA - https://ersa.org.uk/empday23/ This year's theme is #WorkingForBetterWork The UK labour market is transforming in front of us. 4.4 million people worked in the gig economy last year; working from home is now the norm for many sectors of the economy; in-work poverty and universal credit; economic inactivity and the flight of older … Continue reading Employability Day 2023 takes place on Fri 30 June
Roundup of recent DWP announcements Massive boost to childcare payments marks first step in largest ever expansion of childcare As part of the Government’s biggest ever expansion to childcare provision, low-income families will be able to access increased childcare support from 28 June. Later this month, DWP will raise the amount that parents in Great … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 1 June
Newsletter produced by Policy, Insight and Change Team, Doncaster Council (Reposted) Hello and welcome to the May edition of the Programmes Funding Newsletter For further information on anything in this newsletter or to receive further advice and guidance for your specific project or application, please contact the team by email -programmeenquiries@doncaster.gov.uk Many thanks … Continue reading Programmes Funding Newsletter – June 2023 (Doncaster Council)
Street League is holding a partnership event on Friday 16th June from 10am-11:20am. Community employability partners and participants are invited to join the staff from Street League to take part in ice curling at Ice Sheffield. Attendees will take part in some small, informal curling matches, and afterwards have the opportunity to speak with staff … Continue reading Street League partnership event on Fri 16 June
Registration is now open for the Summer Teacake Club Meeting, which will take place on Friday 14 July at Sheffield Futures, Star House, Division Street, Sheffield, S1 4GE. If you would like to attend the next meeting of Sheffield's employability network, please register on Eventbrite. Doors will open at 9:30am for networking and refreshments ahead … Continue reading Register to attend the Summer Teacake Club Meeting at Sheffield Futures, Star House on Fri 14 July
Written by James Moore - Employment is for Everyone Employment is for Everyone had partnered with GXO, the world's largest logistics provider to host an employability day on Wednesday 14 June from 10am-12pm at its local Barnsley site (Park Springs Road, S72 7GX). The site currently employs approx. 4,500 people from all around the area, … Continue reading Employment is for Everyone and GXO Employability Day to be held on Weds 14 June
Below are the dates for Skills Training UK's online courses in June 2023. The brochure can be downloaded here for more information.
An updated suite of four Personal Independence Payment (PIP) information videos is available on the DWP YouTube channel. They explain what PIP is, who it is for, how to claim and the assessment process. There is also an overview on how the assessment activities are scored, and how PIP is awarded. Throughout the four videos, … Continue reading DWP Personal Independence Payment videos
Weekly Policy Briefing Highlights: Research shows that Sheffield benefits more than almost every other part of the UK from the economic impact of international students, and Yorkshire more than most regions as overseas students numbers have grown in recent years, contributing £37.4bn to the economy in 2021/22 Analysis from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (26 May)
Sector Routeways are now recruiting for the June Digital Marketing Sector Routeway. The 10 day training will begin on Monday 5 June Course delivery is from a location close to Meadowhall Participants will cover: Key-skills and knowledge components required for a ‘Digital Marketing’ career Data Analytics, Excel creating and understanding data. Search engine optimisation (SEO) … Continue reading Sector Routeways recruiting now for Digital Marketing course starting Mon 5 June
The Local Supported Employment (LSE) programme in Sheffield is delivered by Sheffield City Council's Employment and Skills service, Opportunity Sheffield. Working as Job Coaches on this project are Richard Perry and Jenat Shah. The aim of the LSE programme is to help people with learning disabilities and or autism into paid employment. It is all … Continue reading A look at Sheffield’s Local Supported Employment programme
Yorkshire Builders Federation, in partnership with Sheffield City Council, CITB and Begbies Taylor Group, are holding a Support for the Construction Sector in South Yorkshire event on Friday 16 June at Mercure Hotel, S1 2JE. The event will run from 7:15am - 8:30am and will see a series of speakers on the following topics: Overview … Continue reading Support for the Construction Sector in South Yorkshire event on Fri 16 June
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