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The Suit Works clothing donation drive during August

Throughout August, The Suit Works is asking for donations of smart workwear to help support the unemployed in their interviews. To ensure they can help more people, Elevation Recruitment Group is holding a clothing drive event in Rotherham lasting until Tuesday 7 September. Appropriate donations The Suit Works is seeking work clothes that may no … Continue reading The Suit Works clothing donation drive during August →

Hundreds of jobseekers attend DWP & SCC’s Sheffield Jobs Jamboree

Hundreds of jobseekers attended the Sheffield Jobs Jamboree, organised by Jobcentre Plus and Sheffield City Council, on Wednesday 18 August. The event, which took place across Millennium Square and the Winter Gardens, provided local people with the opportunity to find out about upcoming vacancies in a number of sectors -particularly hospitality - and register their … Continue reading Hundreds of jobseekers attend DWP & SCC’s Sheffield Jobs Jamboree →

ERSA Employability Day (Part 2): Frontline delivery & support (Fri 26 Nov)

ERSA is set to host another Employability Day following part one in April 2021. The event on Friday 26 November will focus on the theme of frontline delivery and support. Employability Day is an opportunity for employment support organisations and employers to celebrate their hard work supporting people to enter or progress in employment. It … Continue reading ERSA Employability Day (Part 2): Frontline delivery & support (Fri 26 Nov) →

Labour Market Update (Learning & Work Institute) 17 Aug

Reposted from the Learning & Work Institute Unemployment is 1,600,000, down by 36,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline has fallen by 53,000) and the unemployment rate 4.7%, fell by 0.1 percentage points on last month and is down by 0.2 percentage points on last quarter.The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 2,293,000, and … Continue reading Labour Market Update (Learning & Work Institute) 17 Aug →

Sector Routeways Engineering & Manufacturing recruiting for Mon 20 Sept cohort

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking referrals and registrations for its next Engineering and Manufacturing Sector Routeways cohort, which begins its two-week training 'boot camp' on Monday 20 September. There are up to 20 places available for the course (with some already filled), which will be delivered in Magna in Rotherham. Candidates will be selected according to … Continue reading Sector Routeways Engineering & Manufacturing recruiting for Mon 20 Sept cohort →

Job vacancy: Learner Recruitment Officer (Learning Curve Group)

Learning Curve Group has a new position open in Sheffield for a Learner Recruitment Officer. About the role Learning Curve Group are looking for a motivated and self-driven person to effectively promote the curriculum offer and to recruit NEET learners aged 16-24 onto appropriate programmes on offer across the West Yorkshire Region Combined Authority areas. … Continue reading Job vacancy: Learner Recruitment Officer (Learning Curve Group) →

Lifeskills Centres Sheffield now offering beauty courses

Lifeskills Centres (based on Shoreham street, Sheffield) is offering funded beauty courses for unemployed people which include VTCT Registration fees and uniform. These courses are designed to prepare learners fully for employment in their chosen field, as either a Beauty Therapist, Nail Technician, Holistic therapist or Make-up Artist. The courses include a Level 2 business … Continue reading Lifeskills Centres Sheffield now offering beauty courses →

Learn more about the new Flexible Support Fund process (DWP)

Third sector organisations and partners may wish to learn more about the new Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 (FSF DPS2) which goes live on 1 November 2021. FSF DPS2 is an electronic process for setting up and maintaining a list of suppliers from which social and other service provision can be procured locally … Continue reading Learn more about the new Flexible Support Fund process (DWP) →