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Sector Routeways now recruiting for Jan 2023 Hospitality & Retail routeway

Opportunity Sheffield is now recruiting for its January 2023 Hospitality and Retail Sector Routeway. The 2-week training will begin on Monday 16 January with a work placement starting early February Registration events – Thursday 12 January, 10-12, Construction Design Centre, Cricket Inn Road, S2 See the attached flyer for further information If you have candidates … Continue reading Sector Routeways now recruiting for Jan 2023 Hospitality & Retail routeway →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 4 January

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 sheffield-04-jan-2023-1Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies sy-apprenticeship-summary-03-01-2023-with-percent-40-l3-plusDownload

B2W Groups now recruiting for next Building Futures course (starts Mon 23 Jan)

B2W Group's next Building Futures course begins on Monday 23 January, with referrals and registrations now being accepted for the five-week programme. Eligibility: 19-24 years old Not in employment or education (19 years old after 1st September 2022) B2W Groups is offering qualifications to ensure this is inclusive to all levels of learners, please see … Continue reading B2W Groups now recruiting for next Building Futures course (starts Mon 23 Jan) →

Courses dates for Jan 2023 at PET-Xi, including Customer Service, Team Leading, IT User & Level Up

Spaces available for our January courses running from 9th – remember it’s rolling starts for Employability mentor/support elements 😊 Times: 10.30am – 3.00pm Venue: Sheffield futures, Division street, S1 4GE Customer Service Level 2  (5day)   Mon 9 – Fri 13 Jan Team Leading Level 2  (5day)           Mon 16 – Fri 20 Jan … Continue reading Courses dates for Jan 2023 at PET-Xi, including Customer Service, Team Leading, IT User & Level Up →

Sector Routeways; all courses now recruiting for Jan 2023

Opportunity Sheffield's Sector Routeways Programme is seeking participants for the following sector-based academies in 2023. These courses are open to unemployed and economically inactive residents who are interested in finding work in the relevant industries. All courses feature an initial training element followed by a work placement with a local employer. Construction – 2-weeks training … Continue reading Sector Routeways; all courses now recruiting for Jan 2023 →

WEA courses for Jan 2023, including Functional Skills

See below upcoming courses in the new year with WEA. If you have any clients who may be interested or if you would like to directly refer individuals please email syskills@wea.org.uk. Functional Skills Other courses W/C 02/01/2023SubjectDelivery ScheduleDelivery LocationSkills for VolunteersEvery Tuesday at 10:00 - 12:00, for 12 sessions.Voluntary Action Sheffield (The Circle) (Sheffield)Community Interpreting: … Continue reading WEA courses for Jan 2023, including Functional Skills →

Universal Credit and Jobcentre Plus Christmas Arrangements

Please see the links below for Jobcentre Opening times and benefit payment days over the Christmas and New Year period: England and Wales DateOpening timesFriday 23 December 2022Offices and phone lines are open as usualMonday 26 December 2022Offices and phone lines are closedTuesday 27 December 2022Offices and phone lines are closedWednesday 28 December 2022Offices are … Continue reading Universal Credit and Jobcentre Plus Christmas Arrangements →

Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -13 December 2022

Unemployment is 1,247,000, up by 23,000 on last month's published figure, and the unemployment rate is 3.7%, is up by 0.1 percentage points on last month's figure and up by 0.1 percentage points on the quarter. The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 1,556,900, up by 30,500 on last month, and the claimant rate is … Continue reading Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -13 December 2022 →