Upcoming Sector Routeways: Construction courses: Start dates 13 & 27 September

Opportunity Sheffield's Sector Routeways Construction programme is seeking referrals, with the next 'boot camp' courses starting on Monday 13 and 27 September. The programme consists of two weeks' classroom training - including CSCS Card testing and Health & Safety Level 1 - then a two-week work experience placement on-site with a local employer. Course enrolments … Continue reading Upcoming Sector Routeways: Construction courses: Start dates 13 & 27 September →

Opportunity Sheffield Traineeships & Apprenticeships Bulletin (w/c 9 Aug)

Please see below for this week's Opportunity Sheffield Traineeships and Apprenticeships Bulletin, featuring vacancies brokered with local employers by Sheffield City Council account managers: w_c-09_08-apprenticeship_traineeship-vacancy-bulletin-1-1Download

Opportunity Sheffield Kickstart Vacancies Bulletin (w/c 9 Aug)

Please see below for this week's Opportunity Sheffield Kickstart Bulletin, featuring six-month paid placements available to 18-24s on Universal Credit. w_c-09_08-scc-kickstart-vacancy-bulletin-Download

September traineeship intake at The Source

The Source has places available on its traineeships for 16-18-year-olds for the upcoming September cohort. The 12-week programmes in warehousing, digital marketing, hospitality, business admin and customer service include work experience placements.

B2W group Digital Fast Track 9-week foundation course

B2W Group is seeking participants for its 9-week Digital Foundation course, which offers a Level 2 Diploma in Digital Technologies. The remote course takes place in a virtual classroom, with a two-week placement with an employer included. Participants receive £300 expenses for completing the course. See below for further details:

Springboard free courses in hospitality, leisure & tourism starting 13 Sept in Sheffield

The Springboard Charity is launching a face-to-face programme in Sheffield beginning on 13 September for three weeks (Monday-Friday). Its aim is to help people of all ages and backgrounds improve their career potential in hospitality, leisure and tourism – especially young people in education and adults who experience barriers to employment or who are returning … Continue reading Springboard free courses in hospitality, leisure & tourism starting 13 Sept in Sheffield →

Sheffield Skills Academy 2-week ‘crash courses’ in trade skills with £40p/w expenses

Sheffield Skills Academy has a series of two-week training courses available. See below to find more information on their courses in painting & decorating, brickwork and joinery. Painting & Decorating Brickwork Joinery

White Rose Colleges prospectus 2021/22; beauty courses in Sheffield

White Rose Beauty Colleges Sheffield has opportunities for anyone unemployed and seeking training in the beauty industry. Unemployed individuals have access to receive the course fee, uniform and kit fully funded through The Growth Company – meaning there is no cost to them for doing the course. Courses are taught in Sheffield City Centre (Orchard … Continue reading White Rose Colleges prospectus 2021/22; beauty courses in Sheffield →

Remit Construction Traineeships launching 23 Aug

Remit Training is launching free Construction Traineeships, with their first intake of learners on Monday 23 August 2021. About Remit Training Remit Training is working on a campaign to ‘Train The Nation’ so they can ‘Build Back Stronger’ after the Covid-19 pandemic and has teamed up with national and local construction employers to offer work … Continue reading Remit Construction Traineeships launching 23 Aug →

Community Ownership Fund: prospectus

Reposted from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministerial foreword The remarkable way that communities have come together to support each other through the pandemic has been inspiring and humbling in equal measure. As we shift from response to recovery, it is important, as the Prime Minister has said, that we don’t revert … Continue reading Community Ownership Fund: prospectus →

Nearly 65,000 enrolments on Sector-Based Work Academies, says DWP

The Department for Work & Pensions says almost 65,000 jobseekers have enrolled on a Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP) since the start of the Covid pandemic. An average of 1,240 people a week across England and Scotland have enrolled on the programme, to gain new skills and target a career in a UK growth industry. … Continue reading Nearly 65,000 enrolments on Sector-Based Work Academies, says DWP →

Summer holiday round up: Family friendly activities in Sheffield

Written by Sheffield City Council The summer holidays are finally here and with many of us planning a staycation this year, we’ve rounded up some of the best family friendly activities for all ages to get involved in. From Sheffield by the Seaside, Photomarathons and bear hunts, to arts and crafts groups and circus lessons, take … Continue reading Summer holiday round up: Family friendly activities in Sheffield →