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Advancing Digital launches Microsoft training courses

Advancing Digital, Opportunity Sheffield’s digital training programme, is launching three Microsoft courses this summer. The three courses are: •         Microsoft Excel •         Microsoft SharePoint •         Microsoft Power BI Each course is one full day and will be taught by AJ Training. Once you have registered with Advancing Digital, AJ Training will assess your level of … Continue reading Advancing Digital launches Microsoft training courses

Job vacancy: Interim Chief Executive Officer (Element Society)

Element Society is recruiting an Interim Chief Executive Officer based in Sheffield City Centre. The role is 35 hours per week (negotiable) with a wage of up to £50,000 per annum. The contract is 6 months, subject to the return of the existing postholder. The role includes Access to Westfield Health, Generous holiday entitlement, flexible employer, … Continue reading Job vacancy: Interim Chief Executive Officer (Element Society)

SYHA’s Sheffield Employment Workshop to take place on Thurs 20 July

South Yorkshire Housing Association (Work and Wellbeing) is holding an employment event on Thursday 20 July from 10:00am-2pm At this workshop, you'll be able to: Find out more about different roles, careers, and organisations View a job vacancies board and speak to employers Get help tailoring your CV to specific vacancies you find on the … Continue reading SYHA’s Sheffield Employment Workshop to take place on Thurs 20 July

Sheffield Careers Fair to be held on Fri 22 September

UK Careers Fair is holding a Sheffield Careers Fair on Friday 22 September from 10am-2pm. The event will be held at Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH. There will be a wide variety of different organisations attending, alongside a wide variety of roles being advertised and the event will offer the opportunity to speak … Continue reading Sheffield Careers Fair to be held on Fri 22 September

Learning and Work Institute: What’s happening with pay?

By Stephen Evans, Chief Executive of Learning and Work Institute (https://learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-policy/whats-happening-with-pay/) Inflation has remained higher for longer than expected. After initially rising because of the price of essentials like energy and food being driven up by the pandemic, war in Ukraine and possibly Brexit, inflation was expected to fall. But now there are concerns that, … Continue reading Learning and Work Institute: What’s happening with pay?

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 10 July

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides weekly district-level apprenticeship vacancy bulletins, broken down by region and local authority area. See below the latest vacancy lists for Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Sheffield apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sheffield-10-jul-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-10-07-2023-with-percent-40-l3-plus-1

Sheffield Citizens Advice Information Session for Staff & Volunteers on Weds 12 July

Sheffield Citizens Advice community trainers are delivering the following sessions: An Intro to Citizens Advice Sheffield and Where to find information and get support around the Cost of Living. The event will take place on Wednesday 12 July from 1pm-3pm at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR), Earl Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4QW. The Intro … Continue reading Sheffield Citizens Advice Information Session for Staff & Volunteers on Weds 12 July

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (7 July)

Weekly Policy Briefing Highlights: The Trussell Trust distributed almost 3 million food parcels between April 2022 and March 2023, including over 90,000 in South Yorkshire. A report from the Resolution Foundation explores how if motoring-related tax revenues fail to keep pace with the transition to electric vehicles, there is the risk of an annual £10bn … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (7 July)

See it Be it Business Network event on Weds 12 July

See it Be it is holding a Business Network event on Wednesday 12 July from 8:30am-10:30am. The event will be held at Sheffield Town Hall and there will be a focus on how See it Be it can help with corporate social responsibility, environmental, social and governance and social value initiatives. Attendees will hear from … Continue reading See it Be it Business Network event on Weds 12 July