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
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Opportunity Sheffield: Rail Track Maintenance starts 23 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 triage team directs individuals to bespoke support
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: Adult Employment & Skills starts Monday 30 June
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: Rail Track Maintenance training starts 18 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 commissions 7 new employability projects
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
Opportunity Sheffield’s Planning and Procurement Report 2024-25 reveals Social Value outcomes
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
Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Stocksbridge on Thursday 19 June
Opportunity Sheffield's next Jobs Fair will be held at The Venue, Stocksbridge on Thursday 19 June, 12pm-3pm. Sheffield's Working Jobs Fairs are co-run with Jobcentre Plus South Yorkshire and give visitors a chance to meet local employers and ask about their latest vacancies. The fairs are run in a different community location each month, and … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Stocksbridge on Thursday 19 June
Opportunity Sheffield: Adult Employment & Skills course starts Monday 2 June
Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting participants for it's new course, Adult Employment & Skills (AES), starting Monday 2 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: Thursday 29 May 2025, 10:30am … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield: Adult Employment & Skills course starts Monday 2 June
Opportunity Sheffield: Youth Employment & Skills course starts Monday 9 June
Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for its next Youth Employment & Skills (YES) course, starting Monday 9 June 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 course starts Monday 9 June
Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 9 May 2025
Ross Brown, Contract Manager at Opportunity Sheffield, welcomed guests to the Spring Teacake Club Meeting, hosted by Adullam Homes at Burton Street Foundation on Friday 9 May 2025. You can see the full slideshow here: Teacake Club May 2025Download Speakers Opportunity Sheffield John Powell - Partnership Manager As there were a number of attendees new … Continue reading Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 9 May 2025
Local Supported Employment Sheffield taking referrals
Local Supported Employment Sheffield (LSE), based within Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service at Sheffield City Council, is taking referrals. Our friendly team helps people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties or autism to find paid employment and flourish in the workplace. We can help you to find employment in a role that you enjoy. … Continue reading Local Supported Employment Sheffield taking referrals