Category: Sheffield City Council

Last chance for VCS organisations to apply for SCC Covid Recovery Fund; deadline 7 Feb

Written by Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council has launched a Covid Recovery Fund to provide support for the city’s voluntary and community sector with needs that have arisen from Covid. The £1.35m fund will be open from Monday January 10th until Monday February 7th. We asked organisations to complete an expression of interest in October … Continue reading Last chance for VCS organisations to apply for SCC Covid Recovery Fund; deadline 7 Feb →

Construction & Care Sector Routeways course starts in Jan/Feb; awareness days on Tues 25 Jan

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking participants for its upcoming Construction and Care cohorts for the Sector Routeways training programme. Awareness days are being staged on Tuesday January 26 for both courses ahead of course starts on 17 and 31 January for the four-week Construction programme and 1 February for the 3-week Care course. Both programmes involve … Continue reading Construction & Care Sector Routeways course starts in Jan/Feb; awareness days on Tues 25 Jan →

Contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan

Tech and Media employers, please contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement plan with Sheffield Digital South Yorkshire is one of eight "Trailblazer" regions in the UK which have been granted Government funding to pilot "Skills Accelerators". These incorporate a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) and a Strategic Development Fund (SDF), with the aim … Continue reading Contribute to the South Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan →

New SCC scheme launched to help close the digital divide in Sheffield

Written by Sheffield City Council A new scheme has been launched by Sheffield City Council which will provide grants to the voluntary, community and faith sectors to help digitally excluded adults get online. The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced how reliant people have become on digital technologies for accessing public services, keeping in touch with family … Continue reading New SCC scheme launched to help close the digital divide in Sheffield →

Join your Local Area Committee’s online consultation event

LAC online consultation events Book a place onto your Local Area Committee’s online consultation to hear from your councillors and LACs and ask questions about your area. This is also your chance to discuss key themes of community plans which are a result of feedback from the LAC survey last year. You are encouraged to book … Continue reading Join your Local Area Committee’s online consultation event →

Sector Routeways is recruiting for February start in two of its courses

Opportunity Sheffield's Sector Routeways programme is now recruiting participants for its next courses in Engineering & Manufacturing and Digital. These are free programmes for candidates aged 18+, unemployed and living in South Yorkshire.  Sector Routeways: Engineering & Manufacturing Start date: Monday 14 February This programme consists of a two-week training course followed by a two-week … Continue reading Sector Routeways is recruiting for February start in two of its courses →

Sector Routeways: Care is now recruiting participants for February start

Opportunity Sheffield's Sector Routeways programme is now recruiting participants for its next course in Care running from 1-3 February in Sheffield City Centre. Participants will undertake a three-day course which aims to give them a good understanding of the care sector, followed by a two-week work placement.  Previous candidates have had good success and secured … Continue reading Sector Routeways: Care is now recruiting participants for February start →