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Apply for a role this National Apprenticeship Week – vacancies bulletin w/c 7 Feb

What better way to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week than by applying for a vacancy on the weekly Opportunity Sheffield Apprenticeships and Traineeships bulletin? Please see below for this week's bulletin, featuring vacancies brokered with local employers by Sheffield City Council account managers: wc-07-02-22-SCC-apprenticeship-traineeship-bulletinDownload

Contribute to the redesign of the Teacake Club website & newsletter

The Teacake Club website and newsletter will be undergoing a redesign and Opportunity Sheffield want to hear from you to inform our decisions. Not only will these receive a new look, but this redesign will challenge the purpose of this website as we evaluate which types of content you want to see based on how … Continue reading Contribute to the redesign of the Teacake Club website & newsletter →

The life of a Marketing Apprentice at Sheffield City Council

I’m Eva Mae Cadet – a 17-year-old Marketing and Service Support Apprentice working for Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service within Sheffield City Council. Eva working on the Teacake Club website I have been in post for six months since joining the Council promptly after leaving secondary school and am loving my role here. … Continue reading The life of a Marketing Apprentice at Sheffield City Council →

Sheffield City Council National Apprenticeship Week reflection

Written by Sheffield City Council We’re proud to be supporting National Apprenticeship Week 2022. This is the 15th annual week-long national celebration of apprenticeships, held from 7 to 13 February. The week shines a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. The theme for National Apprenticeship Week … Continue reading Sheffield City Council National Apprenticeship Week reflection →

Find out about AALFY’s Laser Cafe at 108 The Moor

AALFY has produced a case study video to promote its Laser Friday initiative, which allows potential programme participants to visit 108 The Moor to learn how to use design technologies and improve their creative skills. The S1-based provider has used this series of open days to engage with unemployed and economically inactive people who have … Continue reading Find out about AALFY’s Laser Cafe at 108 The Moor →

DWP and Microsoft partner up to support customers with disabilities

Written by Jennifer Marsden, Partnership Manager Sheffield, Department of Work and Pensions   Last year it was announced that DWP and Microsoft are going to be partnering up to work together to help jobseekers with disabilities better use technology to help them gain and retain employment in an increasingly digital workplace. See more details on the announcement … Continue reading DWP and Microsoft partner up to support customers with disabilities →

Invitation: Youth Unemployment Updates (SCC); Tues 15 Feb

Written by Cheryl Plant, Pathways & Progressions Manager, Lifelong Learning, Skills and Employment, Sheffield City Council Dear Providers We’d like to invite you to a session on Tuesday 15th February at 10-11.30 am to hear more about the updates and plans in the city around the following initiatives targeted at 16-24 year olds and how … Continue reading Invitation: Youth Unemployment Updates (SCC); Tues 15 Feb →

HeppFest – twilight sessions for parents & carers (7-10 Feb)

HeppFest is a four-day online festival from Monday 7th - Thursday 10th February, hosted by Higher Education Progression Partnership. Two twilight sessions will be hosted every evening from from 4pm, specifically for parents and carers to learn about higher education. Twilight sessions will cover topics of interest for parents and carers, from student finance, to … Continue reading HeppFest – twilight sessions for parents & carers (7-10 Feb) →

Register for Element Society’s Life Hack project for youth employability support

Element Society's Life Hack project aims to work with vulnerable young people to find out why they are at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training). Element Society strives to support participants into training or to tackle issues which may be a barrier to them entering training. If Element Society is unable … Continue reading Register for Element Society’s Life Hack project for youth employability support →

Briefing sessions for Opportunity Sheffield’s ESF Pathways 2022-23 procurement; 3, 8, 11 Feb

ESF Pathways, incorporating Ambition and Pathways to Success, is part-funded by the European Social Fund Opportunity Sheffield is seeking community partners to deliver employment support projects through its ESF Pathways Programme, which has been extended until November 2023. £1.6 million is available in funding to commission activity. Tender specifications are live on YORtender and a … Continue reading Briefing sessions for Opportunity Sheffield’s ESF Pathways 2022-23 procurement; 3, 8, 11 Feb →