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£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 →

The Growth Company’s United for Ukraine event taking place on Fri 24 Feb

Written by The Growth Company As the war in Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary on 24 February, refugees who have arrived in the UK continue to need our help – because finding a job and accessing new skills in a different country can be a daunting experience. That’s why United for Ukraine was formed in … Continue reading The Growth Company’s United for Ukraine event taking place on Fri 24 Feb →

Sheffield Security Academy training course from Step Up Training starts Mon 20 Feb

The Sheffield Security Academy (SIA) training course from Step Up Training is due to start on Monday 20 February. The course will take place at Portland House, 243 Shalesmoor, Sheffield, S3 8UG and will run over a three week period. On completion all learners will gain a free SIA Badge, as well as a guaranteed … Continue reading Sheffield Security Academy training course from Step Up Training starts Mon 20 Feb →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 13 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-13-feb-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-13-02-2023Download

Opportunity Sheffield’s Apprenticeships: Be Inspired event to take place on Thurs 9 March

Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service in Sheffield City Council, will be holding it's annual Apprenticeships: Be Inspired event on Thursday 9 March. The event will take place at Sheffield Wednesday Football Ground between 12pm - 4pm. Apprenticeships: Be Inspired provides an opportunity for Y11, Y12 and Y13 students across Sheffield to meet real … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield’s Apprenticeships: Be Inspired event to take place on Thurs 9 March →

Job vacancy: Project Support Officer – Work Experience (Opportunity Sheffield)

Salary: Grade 6 (£28,900 - £32,464) Package: Temporary to 21 July 2024 Job description A vacancy has arisen within the Employment and Skills team for a Project Support Officer to run the Work Experience service in Sheffield.  The Employment and Skills team branded Opportunity Sheffield provides support to individuals and businesses to develop their skills … Continue reading Job vacancy: Project Support Officer – Work Experience (Opportunity Sheffield) →

Spatial mapping of South Yorkshire highlights areas of education, skills and training deprivation

Report produced by Shivani Sickotra, a PhD student funded by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council and SYMCA, researching the skills and education landscape of South Yorkshire. Relative deprivation across England using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) has been widely analysed, including mapping overall deprivation within each English LAD (Rae, 2019). This geo-visualisation … Continue reading Spatial mapping of South Yorkshire highlights areas of education, skills and training deprivation →

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (10 Feb)

This week's key messages GDP figures released on Friday indicate that the UK technically avoided a recession but has zero growth. This week the PM reshuffled Cabinet, with several restructured departments and new ministerial appointments. This includes a new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. A report by think tank Common Wealth looks into … Continue reading South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (10 Feb) →

DWP: Touchbase – Fri 10 Feb

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Support for bereaved families extended  Bereaved cohabitees with dependent children can now claim additional financial support. Following Parliamentary approval of the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022, parents who were not married or in a civil partnership with their late partner can now claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance or the higher … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 10 Feb →

Level Up course start dates with PET-Xi in Feb & Mar

PET-Xi Training is recruiting for its February and March Level Up cohorts. Details are as follows: Times: 10.30am – 3.00pm Venue: Sheffield futures, Division street, S1 4GE Customer Service Level 2  (5day)    Mon 13 – Fri 17 Feb Team Leading Level 2  (5day)             Mon 20 – Fri 24 Feb IT User Skills … Continue reading Level Up course start dates with PET-Xi in Feb & Mar →