Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 19 April 2024

Ross Brown, Contract Manager at Opportunity Sheffield, welcomed guests to the Spring Teacake Club Meeting, hosted by Business Sheffield at Electric Works on Friday 19 April 2024. Speakers BUSINESS SHEFFIELD Jonathan Richards (Operations Manager), Business Sheffield - Launchpad Grant Funding business-sheffield-launchpad-grant-infoDownload Jonathan explained that Business Sheffield is a section of Sheffield City Council within the … Continue reading Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 19 April 2024

Opportunity Sheffield to support 620+ unemployed and economically inactive people into work

Opportunity Sheffield has launched its 2024-25 employment support provision, which aims to support at least 620 unemployed and economically inactive people into work. As part of Skills & Employability South Yorkshire, the Council’s Employment and Skills service has commissioned a range of keyworker projects with Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) providers.   Projects have been … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield to support 620+ unemployed and economically inactive people into work

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at Concord on Tuesday 23 April

Opportunity Sheffield's next Sheffield's Working Jobs Fair will be held at Concord Sports Centre, Shiregreen Lane on Tuesday 23 April, 10am - 12pm. 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 … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at Concord on Tuesday 23 April

150 jobseekers attend first Sheffield’s Working jobs fair of 2024

Opportunity Sheffield's first jobs fair of 2024 took place last week, with over 150 local people attending the event at St. Mary's Church and Conference Centre on Bramall Lane. The event was supported by a wide range of employers looking to hire, and community organisations offering wider support to unemployed and economically inactive residents. The … Continue reading 150 jobseekers attend first Sheffield’s Working jobs fair of 2024

Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-based training & employee progression offer relaunches under UKSPF in April 2024

Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-specific training and employee progression offers will relaunch in April 2024, as the third year of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) regime gets underway. Activity previously funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), up until December 2023, will shortly recommence as part of Skills & Employability South Yorkshire Programme, which is being … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield’s sector-based training & employee progression offer relaunches under UKSPF in April 2024

Apprenticeships: Be Inspired annual careers fair enjoys another successful year

Opportunity Sheffield’s ‘Apprenticeships: Be Inspired’ careers fair returned for its eighth year at Hillsborough Stadium this month (Thursday 7 March 2024), giving local school and Sixth Form pupils the chance to discover vacancies and apply for apprenticeships. Each year, the flagship event connects young people who are considering an apprenticeship with employers who are looking … Continue reading Apprenticeships: Be Inspired annual careers fair enjoys another successful year

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Highfield on Weds 20 March

Opportunity Sheffield's next Sheffield's Working Jobs Fair will be held at St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane on Wednesday 20 March, 10am - 12pm. 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 … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair in Highfield on Weds 20 March

Opportunity Sheffield launches new employment and skills programme for 2024-25

Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service in Sheffield City Council, has updated programmes and projects for 2024-25, following the changeover from the European Social Fund to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Opportunity Sheffield works to support Sheffield residents at every step of their labour market journey, from supporting economically inactive and unemployed people … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield launches new employment and skills programme for 2024-25

Twiddle Food and Opportunity Sheffield to host Business Networking Morning Event  

Join our Advance Sheffield team, Twiddle Food and Business Sheffield for a Business Networking Morning at Cutlery Works on Tuesday 5 March 2024, 9:30am – 11am. This event is free and will feature talks and networking. It is a chance for local employees and entrepreneurs to access information about funded training opportunities, help starting or … Continue reading Twiddle Food and Opportunity Sheffield to host Business Networking Morning Event  

Job vacancy: Strategic Support Coordinator – Skills & Career Progression (Opportunity Sheffield)

Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment & Skills service in Sheffield City Council, seeks an innovative, flexible and forward-thinking member of staff to help drive a citywide upskilling and reskilling project. Advance Sheffield (part of the Skills & Employability South Yorkshire Programme, part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund) is an ambitious Local Authority-led initiative designed to … Continue reading Job vacancy: Strategic Support Coordinator – Skills & Career Progression (Opportunity Sheffield)

Opportunity Sheffield invites prospective training providers to register via YORTender portal

Opportunity Sheffield, Sheffield City Council's Employment and Skills service, is inviting any training providers who may wish to work with them on future projects to register via the YORTender portal. Any training providers, either those who have worked with Opportunity Sheffield before to deliver training or new providers who are hoping to, are invited to … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield invites prospective training providers to register via YORTender portal

Sector Routeways recruiting now for Early Years course starting Mon 11 March

Participants will cover: Communication in the workplace appropriate to the sector Getting to know the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework statutory requirements Understanding the role of Safeguarding in early years, what this means and what it looks like Child development- the physical, cognitive, emotional and social growth that occurs throughout a child and young person’s … Continue reading Sector Routeways recruiting now for Early Years course starting Mon 11 March