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Healthwatch Sheffield Long Covid Community Grants Launch event on Tues 14 March

Written by Healthwatch Sheffield The launch of the Long Covid Community Grants -a programme for community organisations based in and working with people in Sheffield. The event will take place on Tuesday 14 March from 12:30pm-3pm. It is free to attend and will be held at The Conference Suite ground floor, The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, … Continue reading Healthwatch Sheffield Long Covid Community Grants Launch event on Tues 14 March →

Have your say: South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan Business Survey (SYMCA)

Written by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority As part of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), we want to put your values and views at the heart of transforming skills in our region. The South Yorkshire LSIP aims to make sure that businesses in our region have the skills they need to take full advantage … Continue reading Have your say: South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan Business Survey (SYMCA) →

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (17 Feb)

This week's key messages: Data from the second half of 2022 show that economic inactivity is continuing to fall. A (record) high movement of working-aged people from economic inactivity to employment, particularly amongst those aged 16 to 24 years and 50-64. Analysis of the social factors influencing life expectancy finds that educational disadvantage carries the … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (17 Feb) →

B2W Group – Building Futures February Newsletter

Exciting new changes to support your customers!! Partnerships that make a difference for your customers.  QA Ltd:Have you customers that are tech savvy? wanting to move their career into the IT and Digital industry?  Building Futures has partnered with QA Ltd to offer our learners the opportunity to gain industry recognised qualifications via their Level 3 … Continue reading B2W Group – Building Futures February Newsletter →

The Growth Company invites EOIs for employability training provision in Sheffield

Expression of Interest – Employability Training The Growth Company seeks to partner with a training provider in order to support with the delivery of employability provisions across South Yorkshire. We are looking for a training provider to offer a range of classroom based non-accredited or accredited employability training to participants. If you are interested in … Continue reading The Growth Company invites EOIs for employability training provision in Sheffield →

Paid work experience for 16-24s with Grow Gardeners

Written by Steven Cotton, Managing Director, Grow We have a new intake of Grow Gardeners on the horizon. It's a paid work experience programme for young people aged 16-24 who are facing barriers to work/training. The following film gives a bit of an overview: click here The programme starts with a 4 week pre-training programme … Continue reading Paid work experience for 16-24s with Grow Gardeners →

PET-Xi consults on bespoke training programme aimed at young mothers

PET-Xi is in the process of designing a training programme tailored to 19-24 year old mothers in Sheffield. The training provider is currently asking for input to help design the course around what would help individuals best take part in learning alongside motherhood. The anticipated qualifications and learning hours are: Customer Service Level 2 - … Continue reading PET-Xi consults on bespoke training programme aimed at young mothers →

£2M high street investment fund relaunched

Press release by Sheffield City Council https://sheffnews.com/news/2m-high-street-investment-fund-relaunched The £2m Economic Recovery Fund is back and now accepting more applications from local businesses and community leaders to help improve local high streets and encourage residents to spend their time there. The Economic Recovery Fund is a grant fund supporting local projects that meet the needs of … Continue reading £2M high street investment fund relaunched →

ESF Positive Change gears up for third round of pre-entry courses; referrals open for 18 projects

Opportunity Sheffield has commissioned 18 pre-engagement projects through its ESF Positive Change Programme, part-funded by the European Social Fund via the Ambition and Pathways to Success projects. The aims of these projects are to engage with the hardest-to-reach, motivate and inspire people who are at a distance from the labour market. With the first two … Continue reading ESF Positive Change gears up for third round of pre-entry courses; referrals open for 18 projects →