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Sector-based Work Academy programmes with The Source starting March

The Source is working with Momentum Training and the Department for Work and Pensions on sector-based Work Academy programmes starting in March. Centered around the security sector and warehousing, these courses are fully funded with The Source guaranteeing interviews with employers upon completion. See the flyers below for further information on the course contents. Security … Continue reading Sector-based Work Academy programmes with The Source starting March →

Sheffield City Council Youth Unemployment Updates Meeting (15 Feb) – Key Actions

Written by Cheryl Plant, Pathways and Progressions Manager, Lifelong Learning, Sheffield City Council 15 February 2022 This document is to outline the key actions that education, training and support organisation should take to connect with different initiatives in development in the city. Presentation - slideshow Youth Unemployment Levels in Sheffield Please use this information to … Continue reading Sheffield City Council Youth Unemployment Updates Meeting (15 Feb) – Key Actions →

Leaning & Work Institute’s labour market analysis Feb 2022

Written by Learning & Work Institute  1. The labour market continues to recover, though employment remains below pre-pandemic levels Employment fell by 38,000 in October to December 2021 compared to the previous quarter and remains 588,000 lower than before the pandemic. The timelier but less comprehensive measure of PAYE employees increased by 108,000 in January … Continue reading Leaning & Work Institute’s labour market analysis Feb 2022 →

Employers announced for the Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair (Tue 22 Feb)

Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills service within Sheffield City Council, will be hosting the next Sheffield's Working Jobs Fair on Tuesday 22 February 10:30am-3pm at St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane. Local employers will be attending and looking to interview for some of their roles on the day, so please come prepared to answer questions … Continue reading Employers announced for the Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair (Tue 22 Feb) →

Help adults learn to read with Read Easy

Read Easy UK is a national charity which has recently set up an affiliated group in Sheffield. Read Easy provides free, confidential one-to-one reading coaching for adults from trained volunteers. Its readers and coaches meet twice a week and work for half an hour at a time through a structured, phonics-based reading programme. The confidential … Continue reading Help adults learn to read with Read Easy →

PET-Xi Training is now recruiting for its Digital Skills & Level Up programmes

PET-Xi Training is now recruiting for its Digital Skills and Level Up programmes in Sheffield aimed at helping care-leavers. Level Up programme PET-Xi Trainingis now offering remote and face-to-face support to 19-24-year-old-care-leavers across the city with a small pot for non-care-leavers.   As ever, its mission is to inspire and empower young people into employment. … Continue reading PET-Xi Training is now recruiting for its Digital Skills & Level Up programmes →