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Open day for Disability Sport Yorkshire’s Sporting Futures programme on Fri 24 Feb

Disability Sport Yorkshire's Sporting Futures programme will focus on increasing employment skills over a 15 week period. It aims to provide practical training and meaningful volunteering opportunities for disabled adults aged 19 and over using sport as a vehicle. The programme will include giving disabled people opportunities to develop skills around the running of a … Continue reading Open day for Disability Sport Yorkshire’s Sporting Futures programme on Fri 24 Feb →

Sheffield Futures’ Employability Support drop in sessions start Tues 14 Feb

Sheffield Futures is running a series of Employability Support drop in sessions beginning on Tuesday 14 February. Sessions will take place every week from 2pm-4pm for a duration of 4 weeks. These sessions are informal and aimed at anybody aged 16-24 years old who is looking for education, employment or training. Sheffield Futures' employment coaches … Continue reading Sheffield Futures’ Employability Support drop in sessions start Tues 14 Feb →

Final call for Building Futures NEET referrals for 24 Feb start

Written by Brett Hudson, Business Development Manager, B2W Group This coming week is our final opportunity to sign learners for our February Cohort and securing places for your customers on the Building Futures Course. If you have customers that are keen to learn Digital (Website Design/Gaming/Programming) this might be just up their street.  We will … Continue reading Final call for Building Futures NEET referrals for 24 Feb start →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 6 Feb

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-06-feb-2023-1Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-06-02-2023-with-percent-40-l3-plus-1Download

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (3 Feb)

This week's key messages The Centre for Cities highlights that the official numbers of unemployment mask substantial numbers of hidden workers, particularly in large towns and cities in the North.  The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee explains that rising economic inactivity has been fueled by a reduction in labour supply, primarily caused by an … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (3 Feb) →

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Shirecliffe on Thurs 23 Feb

Opportunity Sheffield's next Sheffield's Working community job fair will be held in Shirecliffe on Thursday 23 February 2023. Local and national employers will be attending including Home Office, NHS, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (training programme), British Army, Amey and many more. Event details The event will take place at: Shirecliffe Community Centre, 349 Shirecliffe Rd, … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Shirecliffe on Thurs 23 Feb →

DWP Disability Services Advocacy Team: Benefits and Grants external stakeholder sessions – Feb and March

The Disability Services Advocacy Team are running some sessions to support with raising awareness of the different Disability Services benefits and grants. These are Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB). These sessions are for organisations outside the DWP only. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) This session covers what … Continue reading DWP Disability Services Advocacy Team: Benefits and Grants external stakeholder sessions – Feb and March →

SCC and DWP Adult Social Care recruitment event on 21 Feb

Sheffield City Council and DWP have partnered to put on a SCC Adult Social Care recruitment event on 21 February. The event will take place at Sheffield Town Hall from 11am - 2pm. There will be recruitment into a variety of areas, including but not limited to: Activities Worker Care Worker Personal Assistant Shared Lives … Continue reading SCC and DWP Adult Social Care recruitment event on 21 Feb →

Job Vacancies: Assistant Project Officer (SCC – Economic Strategy team)

The Economic Strategy Team in Sheffield City Council is recuiting for an Assistant Project Officer to work on the Economic Recovery Fund which aims to help businesses and district centres come through and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic funding for which has been extended to January 2025. This is a chance to join the Economic Strategy … Continue reading Job Vacancies: Assistant Project Officer (SCC – Economic Strategy team) →

FACES Childcare Entry 3 course enrolment on Thurs 9 Feb and Thurs 2 March

FACES (Family Adult Community Education Service) is enrolling for the Childcare Entry 3 course on Thursday 9 Feb and Thursday 2 March. The course is suitable for those who are 19+ and want to work with children but have no qualifications. It is an introductory course with progression onto a Level 1 Childcare qualification and … Continue reading FACES Childcare Entry 3 course enrolment on Thurs 9 Feb and Thurs 2 March →