The Government’s new Connect to Work employment programme will launch in Sheffield in August 2025, increasing the support available to out-of-work and in-work residents facing challenges in the labour market. Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, and devolved to the regions, Connect to Work will help disabled people, those with health conditions and … Continue reading Connect to Work launches in Sheffield with Supported Employment for residents with Autism, LDD and neurodiversity →

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting participants for it's new course, Adult Employment & Skills (AES), starting Monday 4 August 2025. AES has been designed to equip participants with the comprehensive knowledge, practical skills, and strategies needed to be effective in securing sustained employment in the current job market. Course Details Registration session: Thursday 24 July 2025, … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Adult Employment & Skills starts Monday 4 August 2025 →

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for its next Youth Employment & Skills (YES) course, starting Monday 14 July 2025. YES is designed to prepare learners for work. It provides support and guidance on how to move participants towards their dream career, with an emphasis on achieving progressions into employment, apprenticeships, and job-focused learning. Course Details Registration … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Youth Employment & Skills starts Monday 14 July →

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for the next Rail Track Maintenance course, starting on Wednesday 23 July 2025. The course, in collaboration with YFL Training, has been designed to prepare learners to work in the rail sector upon completion. It will cover: Personal track safety DC conductor rails overhead lines track induction manual Handling medical information, … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Rail Track Maintenance starts 23 July →

Opportunity Sheffield’s Pathways to Work team offers independent triage for employment support services across the city. Opportunity Sheffield is the local System Service Manager for Pathways to Work, a South Yorkshire-wide initiative to integrate employment, skills and health provision and create a simpler system for referrers, providers, employers and residents. The Pathways to Work system … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield’s triage team directs individuals to bespoke support →

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting participants for it's new course, Adult Employment & Skills (AES), starting Monday 30 June 2025. AES has been designed to equip participants with the comprehensive knowledge, practical skills, and strategies needed to be effective in securing sustained employment in the current job market. Course Details Registration session: Monday 23 May 2025, 10:30am … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Adult Employment & Skills starts Monday 30 June →

Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for the next Rail Track Maintenance course, starting on Wednesday 18 June 2025. The course, in collaboration with YFL Training, has been designed to prepare learners to work in the rail sector upon completion. It will cover: Personal track safety DC conductor rails overhead lines track induction manual Handling medical information, … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Rail Track Maintenance training starts 18 June →

Opportunity Sheffield has commissioned seven new employability projects across the city to support a variety of residents. The following projects commence delivery on Monday 2 June 2025 and run to Tuesday 31 March 2026: Endeavour Endeavour will deliver an employment support project for economically inactive and unemployed individuals in Sheffield, with a focus on those … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield commissions 7 new employability projects →

The Employment and Skills Planning and Procurement Report 2024-25 summarises the great work Sheffield City Council's suppliers have been doing in Quarter Four and throughout the financial year. Opportunity Sheffield's Social Value team works with suppliers to support and create a range of work and training opportunities. Social Value is all about the positive impact … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield’s Planning and Procurement Report 2024-25 reveals Social Value outcomes →