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Sheffield Autism Partnership Network (SAPN) Monthly Meeting on Tues 25 Jan

iWritten by Melissa Simmonds, Adult Autism Project Coordinator, Voluntary Action Sheffield I hope you have had a pleasant Christmas season and a good start to the New Year. SAPN’s Zoom link has been updated to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82880807658?pwd=UnVNdi9KL21aUDFGVWk2V2RRa2lBZz09. We will continue to hold meetings on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30am. We will continue to … Continue reading Sheffield Autism Partnership Network (SAPN) Monthly Meeting on Tues 25 Jan

Info event for Cambridge Street Collective food hall & community hub on 2 Feb

Matt and Nina from the Cambridge Street Collective are staging an event on Wednesday 2 February to discuss their vision for a new food hall and community hub. It is anticipated that the project, which goes live in 2023, will see recruitment opportunities for people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. Background The Heart … Continue reading Info event for Cambridge Street Collective food hall & community hub on 2 Feb

Job vacancy: Project & Website Manager (Speakup)

Speakup is looking for someone to help to run our Employment is For Everyone project and website.  Employment is for everyone is a project that four organisations have created in Rotherham (Speakup, Dexx, Art Works, EDLounge) supported by RMBC, Community Catalysts and the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System. This project aims to create a social … Continue reading Job vacancy: Project & Website Manager (Speakup)

Construction & Care Sector Routeways course starts in Jan/Feb; awareness days on Tues 25 Jan

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking participants for its upcoming Construction and Care cohorts for the Sector Routeways training programme. Awareness days are being staged on Tuesday January 26 for both courses ahead of course starts on 17 and 31 January for the four-week Construction programme and 1 February for the 3-week Care course. Both programmes involve … Continue reading Construction & Care Sector Routeways course starts in Jan/Feb; awareness days on Tues 25 Jan

Learning Curve course spaces at Sheffield Uniformed Services and Fitness Academy in Feb

There are spaces available to enrol in February at Sheffield Uniformed Services and Fitness Academy on the following Learning Curve Group courses: Diploma in Pre-Unformed Services Level 1 Diploma in Pre-Unformed Services Level 2 Certificate in Sports Level 1 Functional Skills Maths Level 1 & 2 Functional Skills English Level 1 & 2 PRE-UNIFORMED SERVICE … Continue reading Learning Curve course spaces at Sheffield Uniformed Services and Fitness Academy in Feb

SOAR’s 2020/21 Social Accounts

Written by SOAR We are thrilled to share with you SOAR’s 2020/21 Social Accounts. Our Social Accounts are designed to shout out & reflect on the incredible work we & our Community Partners continue to do. Our proud Key Highlights include: 3225 inbound referrals67 local community/grassroots organisations supported4992 people received food support from Longley 4 … Continue reading SOAR’s 2020/21 Social Accounts

REC campaigning leads to permanent introduction of digital right to work checks

Written by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation The Home Office has announced that a permanent system of digital right to work (RTW) checks will be put into place from 6 April 2022, following campaigning from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). Digital RTW checks have been in place since March 2020 and were a resounding … Continue reading REC campaigning leads to permanent introduction of digital right to work checks

Contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan

Tech and Media employers, please contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement plan with Sheffield Digital South Yorkshire is one of eight "Trailblazer" regions in the UK which have been granted Government funding to pilot "Skills Accelerators". These incorporate a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) and a Strategic Development Fund (SDF), with the aim … Continue reading Contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan