SOAR Employment Bulletin: October

Taking action on race equality – Sheffield City Council

The Sheffield Race Equality Commission was established in July 2020 by the Council’s Leader. This was in response to the killing of George Floyd in the United States, the Public Health England report into the impact of COVID 19 on BAME communities, other reports on racial disparities and racism nationally, as well as local knowledge about communities … Continue reading Taking action on race equality – Sheffield City Council →

SWAP opportunities in security production, warehousing & hospitality (JCP)

Jobcentre Plus has a range of sector-based work academy programme (SWAP) opportunities for the unemployed, helping to prepare people who are receiving benefits to apply for jobs in a different area of work that they may have previously been doing. ITS Group SIA The IAG will be on Wednesday 16/11/22 at Victoria Hall . The … Continue reading SWAP opportunities in security production, warehousing & hospitality (JCP) →

Yes2Ventures Positive Change seeks recruits for first 5-week course; gain skills in design, printing, marketing & online retail

See the flyer below to find out about Yes2Ventures' new pre-entry engagement programme for the unemployed and economically inactive. The five-week programme gets underway on Monday 31 October 2022.

CTS Training open day on Thurs 3 November

Written by CTS Training CTS Training are going to be hosting an Open Day Thursday 3 November (1-3pm) and we would love to invite you all along. Please see enclosed a brief description of who CTS is and what we have to offer. The 16-19 study Programme has been a huge success over the years, … Continue reading CTS Training open day on Thurs 3 November →

Funding opportunity: South-East Local Area Committee’s Youth Activities fund

Apply now for the South-East Sheffield Local Area Committee's Youth Activity Fund Deadline 20 November Sheffield City Council's South-East Local Area Committee has Funding available for additional youth activities. Organisations are invited to bid for up to £1,500 For projects which: Are free activities Are open to all young people in the South East of the … Continue reading Funding opportunity: South-East Local Area Committee’s Youth Activities fund →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 10 October

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-10-oct-2022Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies sy-apprenticeship-summary-10-10-2022-with-percent-40-l3-plusDownload

ONS: Long term sickness drives record levels of economic inactivity

UK unemployment fell in the three months to August 2022 (from 3.8% to 3.5%), however official figures point to a sharp rise in the number of people classified as economically inactive – i.e. neither employed nor looking for work. The Office for National Statistics reported a 0.6 per cent increase in the economic inactivity rate … Continue reading ONS: Long term sickness drives record levels of economic inactivity →

October’s monthly labour market statistics, analysed by L&WI

1. Real earnings continue to fall due to high inflation The latest data show average regular earnings grew by 5.6% in the year to August 2022, though bonuses for some pushed headline earnings growth up by 5.8%. However, inflation is higher, at 9.9% in the year to August 2022. This means real earnings fell by … Continue reading October’s monthly labour market statistics, analysed by L&WI →

L&WI research: Tackle recruitment crunch to unleash £23 billion boost to economy

The UK has suffered the biggest drop in employment of G7 countries through the pandemic, leaving employers short of workers. New research by Learning and Work Institute suggests that a plan to get 1.7 million people back to work could boost the economy by £23 billion per year and increase annual incomes of the poorest … Continue reading L&WI research: Tackle recruitment crunch to unleash £23 billion boost to economy →

DfE’s SME apprenticeships webinar programme for 2022/2023

Written by the Employer Engagement & Performance Division of the Apprenticeships Directorate - Department for Education The Employer Engagement & Performance Division of the Apprenticeships Directorate (DfE) are committed to raising the quality of the apprenticeship experience for all parties involved. In particular, we know from user research that it is important for SMEs to … Continue reading DfE’s SME apprenticeships webinar programme for 2022/2023 →