the source skills academy press pack jan - march 2012
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www.thestar.co.uk Wednesday, March 14, 2012
INSIDEBusinessMONEY MATTERSl Update on stocksand shares PAGE 2
DOUBLE DELIGHTl City legal firm’smajor deals PAGE 2
LIFE IS SUITEl Firm’s big officeexpansion PAGE 8
NEW FACESl Who’s on the movewhere PAGE 6
A NEW training pro-gramme, aimed at helpingBritish firms make themost of online businessopportunities arrives inSheffield today.
The ‘Web Fuelled Busi-ness’ programme is beingbrought to the region byDoug Richard, one of thefounding “Dragons” in theBBC’s Dragon’s Den seriesand the man behind theSchool for Startups, who
was a leading figure in theSheffield-based entrepre-neurs’ festival, MADE.
Mr Richard has joinedforces with the Depart-ment for Business, Innova-tion and Skills and digitalservices provider Yell torun a nationwide seriesof ‘bootcamps’ which ex-amine driving marketingthrough social media, in-creasing website exposurethrough search engine
optimisation and procur-ing and enhancing supplychains through business-to-business websites.
Doug Richard said:“Young businesses are thewealth and job creatorsthat will drive us out ofthis recession, but in orderfor them to survive, theymust use the internet astheir lifeline.
“It gives businesses thepotential to become global
in just a few clicks.” Rich-ard Hanscott, chief execu-tive of Yell UK, said: “Weknow from our strong andestablished relationshipswith local businesses thatthere is still a proportionof SMEs who are yet torealise fully the potentialof the internet and digitalmarketing.”
The programme istaking place at The MegaCentre, on Bernard Road.
Fuelling online business a Den deal
Ex-Dragon:DougRichard.
THE Master Cutler’s annualcharity Challenge takes on a newlook this year, with professionalsjoining forces across companydivides to see how much they canraise and challenge others to dothe same.
Around 100 companies andindividuals had signed up to takepart in the Challenge ahead ofthe launch event in the Cutlers’Hall, attended by members of aParliamentary Select Committee,visiting the region as part of aninvestigation into apprenticeships.
Many more are expected to comeonboard throughout the springand summer, each pledging to usetheir initiative to turn £50 into asmuch money as possible, with theaim of raising tens of thousands ofpounds for the main beneficiarycharity, Cavendish Cancer Care.
This year, for the first timesince the Challenge was launched,networks of professionals and com-panies from the same sectors havejoined forces in joint efforts.
Sheffield’s Lyon’s Den businessnetwork, which has 1,100 mem-bers, has pledged to take part.
Property consultants are form-ing their own mini league as partof an initiative launched by KnightFrank’s Tim Bottrill and Nabarrohas also launched a sector-wideeffort among rivals law firms.
Meanwhile, the creative anddigital sector has answered Elec-tric Works’ call for a co-operativeeffort to raise funds too.
Lead sponsors Ant Marketingand law firm Irwin Mitchell arelending each participating teamthe £50 start-up stake and Ant isemploying its skills as the UK’slargest telemarketing company torecruit local firms to the Chal-lenge.
Master Cutler Pam Liversidgesaid: “To launch the Challengewith the support of so many MPsand companies of all sizes andtypes who are all committed tothe cause along with such a largenumber of individuals ready toraise funds, is heartening andexciting.
“Sheffield and the wider region
is blessed to have an organisationsuch as Cavendish Cancer Care,giving care and support to localpeople affected by a diagnosis ofcancer.
“As Master Cutler I know thatsupport for our local charities isvitally important as it enablesthem to continue with their es-sential services for us and our
families. I am delighted to be ableto support Cavendish CancerCare this year and the numbers ofpeople at the launch showed justhow eager Sheffield is to supportthe Challenge and to help TheCavendish.”
Sheffield Central MP Paul Blom-field, who attended the launch as amember of the Business, Innova-
tion and Skills Select Committee,said: “The Cavendish, which hasits headquarters in my constituen-cy, helps around 1,500 people andfamilies each year through theirexcellent work in partnership withNHS cancer specialists. I hope thisyear’s Master Cutler’s Challenge issuccessful and I wish all fundrais-ers the very best of luck.”
Networkingcharity cash
Joining forces:PicturedatthelaunchoftheMasterCutler’sChallengeare: (front lefttoright):RichardCaborn,PaulBlomfieldMP,AdrianBaileyMP,MasterCutlerPamLiversidge,JulieElliottMP,AnnMcKechinMPandDavidWardMP;(rear lefttoright):ProfKeithRidgewayoftheAMRC,BrianBinleyMPandDrJuneSmailesofCavendishCancerCare.
BOB RAEIndustrial Editor
�The Star, Wednesday, March 14, 2012www.thestar.co.uk
SchoolS and colleges fromSouth Yorkshire are beingchallenged to put their busi-ness brains to the test by tak-ing part in this year’s Umph!enterprise competition.
The contest is the brain-child of business advice andaccountancy group GrantThornton and sees teams fromacross Yorkshire pit their witsagainst each other using theaward-winning SimVenturebusiness simulation software.
Students taking part willalso have the chance to takepart in workshops withYorkshire entrepreneurs,including Mark Fletcher,chief executive of online glo-bal sports network Pitchero;entrepreneurial chef MatthewBenson-Smith; Welcome toYorkshire chief executive andformer Johnsons cleanersand Prontaprint chief GaryVerity and card Factoryfounder Dean hoyle.
In addition to collectingthe 2012 Umph! Trophy, eachmember of the winning teamwill receive their own iPad.
Sandra o’Neill, head ofbusiness development atGrant Thornton, said: “lastyear’s contest was a hotbedof enthusiasm and creativeenergy. It was brilliant tosee the students having thechance to put their businessskills to the test. Solving real-life business problems, as theteams do on the day, gives animportant extra dimensionto young people’s knowledgeand academic learning.
“We were delighted when,as a result of the competition,Andy hobson, owner of Fan-tastic Media, spotted the talentof two of the students, offeringthem both a work placement,which is a great result.”
Schools, sixth form and FE col-leges can enter this year’s contestonline at www.umph.uk.com.
Students getplenty of Umph
FAST growing budget hotelchain, Travelodge, has becomethe latest company to protectits staff using the award-win-ning Identicom security badge,developed by Dinnington-based connexion2.
Travelodge is issuing staffin more than 500 hotels with
Identicom devices, whichlook like a normal namebadge, but incorporate mo-bile communications technol-ogy to enable staff workingon their own to raise analarm if they are threatened.
Travelodge’s head of safety,clare Shinton, said: “There
are occasions when staffmembers, working alone onreception, behind the bar ordealing with a customer’squery - perhaps in theirroom, feel they need addi-tional support.
“Travelodge takes its duty ofcare very seriously and whilst
our previous solution had beenin place for a number of years,we wanted to explore other op-tions to ensure our people feelprotected and have the mostappropriate and comprehen-sive support available”.
When the hidden alarm onthe Identicom badge is trig-
gered, the badge transmitsa signal which tells secu-rity staff exactly where theworker is and allows them tolisten in and record what ishappening with such claritythat it can be used in thecourts in evidence.
The lanyard on which the
badge is worn is also linkedto the alarm, allowing it tobe automatically triggered ifanyone tries to tear the badgeoff.
Identicom devices are usedby thousands of NhS staff,charity workers and otherswho work on their own.
Tavelodge puts safety first with hi-tech innovation for staff
Fund-raising helpfor worthy causeAN innovative charity shop,which helps retail apprentic-es to get practical experience,has raised £3,000 for localcharity Autism Plus.
First In Best Dressed isthe brainchild of The SourceSkills Academy and also hasbacking from Sheffield citycouncil and the Skills Fund-ing Agency.
The store opened in anempty city centre shop lastSeptember and has been afantastic success, accordingto manager David Webber.
Mr Webber said: “The Shef-field community has beenreally generous with makingdonations and we would likethe next charity’s cheque tobe even bigger, so please keepdonating.”
First In Best Dressed ap-prentices and council leaderJulie Dore presented the£3,000 donation to BridgetEvans, director of marketingand fundraising at AutismPlus.
Now First In Best Dressedis asking Sheffield residentsto nominate other charitiesfor the shop to support overthe next two years.
To nominate a charity,contact David Webber, tel:07747 314309 or email [email protected].
Well done:BridgetEvans, left, fromAutismPlus,receivesthedonationfromSheffieldCityCouncil leaderJulieDore,right,First InBestDressed’sDavidWebber,centreandtwoofthestore’sapprentices.
BoB RaeBusiness editor
ThE Federation of SmallBusinesses is calling on theGovernment to championnon-bank finance to helpsmall firms.
The FSB contrasts theexperience of the UK, wheresuccessful loan applicationsfrom small businesses fell by24 per cent between 2007 and2010, with Germany, wherethe fall was just nine per centand the US, where the FSBsays government-backedloans for small businessesform an important part of theUS economic recovery plan.
It wants the UK Govern-ment to encourage alterna-tive forms of finance, such aspeer-to-peer lending models,and to learn the lessons fromcountries like Germany and
the US, where it says routesto finance are varied, local,longer-term and reliable.
Federation of Small Busi-nesses regional chairman andSheffield businessman GordonMillward said: “It is only whenyou compare bank lendingin the UK to the situation incountries like Germany andthe US that you can see theextent to which our bankingsystem fails to deliver whatsmall businesses need.
“Too much time has beenspent tinkering with theexisting system when itis perfectly clear that weneed to develop alternativeroutes to finance. We needto accept that in its currentform, our banking structuremight never fully cater to
the needs of the UK’s busi-ness community. We need tobuild alternative routes thatconnect savers and investorswith viable small businesseseager to grow, and therebyintroduce innovation andcompetition to the sector.
“We challenge the Gov-ernment to look for short-term wins, such as helpingexisting peer-to-peer lendersscale up their operations, aswell as thinking strategicallyabout the longer term and thekind of financial infrastruc-ture we need to underpin oureconomy and support smallfirms to grow.”
The FSB and the NewEconomics Foundation havejoined forces to produce areport on access to finance
for small firms, called ‘Alt+Finance.’
Tony Greenham, head offinance and business at theNew Economics Foundation,said: “our one-size-fits-allbanking system is dominatedby a handful of large london-based national and interna-tional banks. Their global vi-sion leads inevitably to manylocal blind-spots, and the UKhas consistently underper-formed our major industrialcompetitors when it comes tosupporting SME finance andregional growth.
“We need a richer diver-sity of financial institutionsand funding sources to suitthe needs of our innovativeand entrepreneurial smallercompanies.”
Government faces finance call
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Encouraging signs that ascheme to pump nearly£500 billion into the bank-ing sector is helping toease the eurozone debtcrisis drove a rally inworld markets yesterday.Spain and France heldsuccessful debt auctionswhile Italy’s implied bor-rowing costs fell after theEuropean Central BankonWednesday pumpeda slightly bigger thanexpected £448.7 billionof cheap loans into thefinancial sector.Amid further indications
that the banks are usingthe money to buy Govern-ment bonds and ease thepressure on debt-riddennations, the FTSE 100Index rose 59.74 pointsto 5931.25, while Ger-many’s Dax and France’sCac-40 were both up morethan 1%.OnWall Street, the DowJones Industrial Averagerose close to the 13000mark as the London mar-ket closed.The biggest Footsie riserwas Man Group up 16.6pto stand at 147.5p.
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Advertising giant WPPhailed a landmark year onThursday after achievingrevenues of £10 billionand profits of £1 billion in“difficult circumstances’’.The group, which em-ploys 158,000 full-time
staff and is the world’slargest advertising andmedia group, claimedrecord performances “onvirtually whatever meas-ure you care to name’’.Revenues rose 5.3% on alike-for-like basis.
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BUSINESS
An innovative charity shop whichhelps retail apprentices to gainpractical experience has raised£3,000 for local charity AutismPlus.
First In Best Dressed is thebrainchild of The Source SkillsAcademy and also has backingfrom Sheffield City Council and theSkills Funding Agency.
The store opened in an empty citycentre shop last September and hasbeen a fantastic success, accordingto manager David Webber.
Mr Webber said: “The Sheffieldcommunity has been really gener-ous with making donations andwe would like the next charity’scheque to be even bigger, so pleasekeep donating.”
now First In Best Dressed is ask-ing Sheffield residents to nominateother charities for the shop to sup-port over the next two years.
To nominate a charity, con-tact David Webber, tel: 07747 314309 or email: [email protected].
Trainees aid charity
Forecourt firmin turnaroundTWenTy-Three jobs havebeen saved at MSSr, therotherham firm which spe-cialises in building petrolforecourts and ancillary serv-ices nationwide.
Turnaround fund Seneca In-vestments has invested in theBawtry road firm, founded bymanaging director MichaelSanders in 1989.
Mr Sanders said: “Thanksto this welcome injection wecan set growth targets andretain our position as beingamong the largest UK petrolforecourt companies withover 1,000 developments na-tionwide.”
Melanie hird, a director ofSeneca, set up in 2011 to sup-port small and medium sizedfirms meet the challenges of atough economic climate, said:“MSSr’s strong track recordspans almost three decadesand this boost will enable itto keep firing on all cylinders.The business has great growthpotential with a strong man-agement team.”
Ms hird praised Sheffieldlaw firm hlw Keeble hawsonwho advised Seneca on thisdeal and also on its recent£200,000 investment in Shef-field specialist printer White-sprint.
“hlw Keeble hawsonworked fast and effectivelyon this deal which is anotherexample of Seneca reactingquickly to an opportunity ina sector which, like many oth-ers, is encountering challeng-es,” she said.
neil Large, corporate part-ner at hlw Keeble hawsonacted on behalf of Seneca,while neil Thompson, fromthe Sheffield office of hillDickinson represented themanagement team at MSSr.
Plan for annualsafety eventsMore than 80 business lead-ers from across the SheffieldCity region attended an inau-gural health and Safety Con-ference staged by SheffieldChamber of Commerce.
The high attendance meansthe Chamber now plans tomake the conference an an-nual event.n The Global ManufacturingFestival is almost upon us.
Find out what’s in store atthis second annual celebrationof making - and distributing -things in Business Monthy inThe Star on Wednesday.
ForMer detective sergeantMick Dransfield has launched aspecialist crime prevention busi-ness in Barnsley.
Mr Dransfield spent 19 years inSouth yorkshire Police’s CID de-partment before setting up Dran-tec, which also capitalises on theexperience he built up as an elec-trician at Grimethorpe Colliery,before joining the police.
Drantec supplies CCTV sur-veillance, burglar alarm and LeDlighting systems to clients thatinclude Barnsley and BurtonAlbion football clubs, Doncasterracecourse and Doncaster robinhood Airport, as well as factories,haulage companies and freightdistributors.
“Throughout the years in thepolice I kept up with the regula-
tions for electrical work, and ithas paid off,” says Mick.
Most of the CCTV camerasDrantec installs are visible to thepublic, but the company is alsoinvolved in fitting covert cameras- and that is where Mick’s policeexperience is vital.
“There are very strict rulesabout when you can use covertcameras.
“you can’t just use them to spyon people without good reasonand you can’t put them in certainsensitive places.
“It is also important that cam-eras, particularly those thatmight lead to evidence to be usedin court, are in a position, and of
a quality, that gives clear picturesthat identify people.I lost count ofthe hours I spent as a police offic-er studying grainy CCTV footageof the top of someone’s head!”
Drantec has already been in-volved in a number of sensitivecovert operations, includingcatching a member of staff at agarage fiddling MoT results andfitting cameras to a safe house forvictims of people trafficking.
Mick says that none of thismight have happened if it hadn’tbeen for the backing he has hadfrom the Genesis programme.
The programme, run by enter-prising Barnsley, provides himwith a rent-free office at BarnsleyBusiness and Innovation Centreat Wilthorpe, and business men-toring and advice.
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ex-detective’sCCTV business
Mick capitalises onhis police andpit skills
It’s a fair cop:MickDrans-fieldwithequipment installedbyhisnewDrantecbusiness.
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Showcasing artistic talents
Date: 26/02/2012. Story submitted by: SuzanneRutter
An empty shop window in Sheffield city centre has been transformed by artistic Doncaster College students as part of the Sheffield Showcase project. The window display on Cambridge Street now includes work by 10 first and second year students and recent graduates. Joseph Dyer, fine art lecturer, along with photography course leader, Evan Wood, and art lecturer, David Halewood, put the exhibition together. Joseph said: "The exhibition was set up to show the quality of what we do on the two courses and hopefully broaden our catchment area."The window is one of several in Sheffield city centre being used to showcase creative talent and business since shops closed due to the recession.”The Sheffield Showcase is a project run by The Source in conjunction with Sheffield City Council. The project creates an outdoor gallery in the city centre, creating a better environment for customers visiting businesses still operating in the area, as well as providing opportunities for local businesses and creative individuals to contribute to the improvement of the city by showcasing their wares within the window spaces.Sheffield Councillor, Ian Auckland, Cabinet Member for Business, Transport and Skills said: "The project has already seen hundreds of artists, retailers and exhibitors showcase their wares and has definitely brightened up the city centre rather than simply having boarded up windows."
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View B: Looking down the covered street in the heart of Sevenstone to the new John Lewis building. Block 6 (to the right) is designed by BDP; block 5 (to the left) is designed by Foreign Office Architects and block 7 (the John Lewis building) is designed by O Donnell + Tuomey. Gillespies is responsible for all public realm design.
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Published on Thursday 12 January 2012 11:03It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten what Sevenstone is.A £600m development between Barkers Pool, Pinstone Street and Moorhead. It is designed primarily to offer a wide range of new shops, but the development will also include some apartments and leisure attractions. There’s a multi-storey car park off Rockingham Street and there could be a hotel to replace the old Grosvenor House.Hasn’t the city centre got enough shops?According to retail analysts, Sheffield city centre has not got as many shops of the appropriate quality or size compared with other cities and places. In the early 70s, Sheffield was ranked eighth in the UK in terms of the quantity and quality of its shops and the turnover. Now it has dropped to 38th. The opening of Meadowhall and a drop in spending – linked to the collapse of heavy industry – took their toll. Large, modern, efficient units are needed to encourage retailers to invest in Sheffield.
Why Sevenstone?To reflect that Sheffield is built on seven hills. London-based developers Hammerson won a European-wide competition in 2001 to design and implement the project (British Land, who co-own Meadowhall, were also on the shortlist). Hammerson came up with the name.Aren’t shopping centres past their sell-by date?It wouldn’t be a single covered shopping complex, similar to those that were fashionable in the Seventies, but a series of buildings with precincts and landscaping in between. The development agreement says the public spaces have to be of a similar standard to the Peace Gardens, Barkers Pool and Sheaf Square in front of the railway station.So which shops would move into the retail quarter?It’s far too early for contracts to be signed, but it would be no surprise if the likes of Mango, Zara, DKNY and Reiss were to come to Sheffield, along with the possible relocation of other stores. However, it was always intended that the anchor store would be John Lewis.What is John Lewis doing?Its original plan was to build a new store on the site of the former Wellington Street fire station, but the company is now keeping open the option of redeveloping the current store, which would be cheaper. No final decision has been taken. Retail quarter plans date from the late 1990s. It should have been opened by now.Everything was going well. Much of the preliminary work, such as relocating utilities such as power cables, gas mains, water pipes along with the fire station to pave the way for construction, was completed. The planning and land acquisition process were progressing well – and then came the recession.
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The Source partners with Paperchase The Source Skills Academy has partnered with innovative stationery retailer Paperchase to deliver Apprenticeship qualifications in their warehouse.
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First in Best Dressed Keeps in Cheque! The Source Skills Academy's charity shop, First In Best Dressed, has raised £3000 for local charity Autism Plus. First in Best Dressed, based on Cambridge Street, launched as a brand new charity shop in September 2011, developing apprentices by giving them practical experience of running a business as well as raising money for local charities.
Q&A Meet Chris Bates from Sheffield. Chris is a student with the Autism Centre for Supported Employment based at The Source Skills Academy. Chris is currently on a work placement within the Business Engagement Team.
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Assured gets to the Source of safety and security02 Jan 2012
Assured Fire and Security has been awarded a major new contract with The Source Skills Academy.
The training academy for the retail and service sector is working with the South Yorkshire fire and security specialist on fire alarm and extinguisher maintenance at its headquarters at Meadowhall Way.
Assured is also providing and maintaining extinguishers and security systems at the new Source Skills Academies in Sheffield city centre and Rotherham.
“The Source is one of the best known names in the South Yorkshire business community and this latest contract strengthens our bond with them,”said Assured Managing Director Simon Stokes.
“As The Source continues to expand its range of services we look forward to continuing to work with them, a great example of the way the businesses in South Yorkshire can support each other and encourage growth.”
The Source Managing Director Ann Cadman said: “We are pleased to be working with Assured Fire and Security to maintain our extinguishers and fire alarms. The team at Assured are experts in their field and we feel safe putting our safety features in their hands.”
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To apply online visit www.mansfield.gov.uk or to order anapplication pack call 01623 463005 (24 hour answerphone).Please quote the reference number.Closing date: 4th March 2012.Interview date: 20th March 2012.Canvassing will disqualify.We value the diversity of our workforce and welcomeapplications from all sections of the community.
BRICK LAYER requireswork,thirty years experience,tel: 0114 239 7746 or07733 232265.
Medical Counter Assistantrequired
for busy Pharmacy 39hrs pw.Preferably qualified, highly motivatedperson with lots of enthusiasm to takeon a responsible but rewarding rolewithin the pharmacy team.
Please apply in writing with CV toMiss Jane O'HaraVantage Pharmacy2 Ridgeway RoadSheffield, S12 2SS
HAIRDRESSERS requiredfor chair rent in brand newluxury hair & beauty salon.Candidates must havetheir owen clients. Call07879 797617
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£28K FIRST YEAR POTENTIALAs a self-employed, full-time distributor you can build aprofitable business by selling discounted, high quality booksand gifts within the workplace. We provide you withexclusive stock (at no cost to yourself), a specific territoryand full field support. All you need is a van/MPV, storageunit/garage and the self-motivation to succeed. With anestablished business model and products that sellthemselves, what are you waiting for?
Call Claire on 0845 604 1750 or apply onlineat www.index-books.com/recruitment
Be Your Own Boss!
JUNIOR BUILDINGsurveyor requires FTposition HNC , 3 yr sitemanger exp Aran07749326743
BRICKLAYER requireswork, 30 years experience,reliable and hard working,tel: 0114 245 2518 or07962 036145.
WESTBOURNE HOUSE NURSING HOMESenior Care Assistant/Care Assistants
33 hours per week required for 71 beddednursing/residential home.
Key Responsibilities:Ensure the highest levels of care are maintained bysupporting/ assisting clients when required with all
aspects of daily living. Plan, implement andsupervise the provision of care. Senior care
assistant will be required to dispense medicationand ensure correct recording. Report to the
Home Manager.
Activity Co-ordinator32.5 hours per week required for 71 bedded
nursing/residential home.Duties will involve provision of group and individual
activities. Innovative individual with goodcommunication skills with the ability to complete
written daily records.
To apply please telephone Marcella orSteffi on 01142 610016 or email
CLASS 2 HGV Driverreqwuired for family runcompany transporting owngoods. For further detailsring Steve on 0114 2414122
EXPERIENCED Aluminiumwelder/fab, 07974745768or email [email protected]
Public SectorRetail
Social Care
The Star,Thursday, February 23, 2012 www.thestar.co.uk
Source of greatjob opportunitiesWith widespread reports of highyouth unemployment, the SourceSkills Academy is offering 16-24year olds job opportunities in arange of sectors in South York-shire.
in the UK almost one in fiveyoung people aged 16-24 areclassed as NEEt (not in employ-ment, education or training) andare finding it difficult to enter thejob market.
the Source has worked hard foreight years, offering opportunitiesfor young people in employmentand training in South Yorkshire.
Youth unemployment is alsohigh on Sheffield City Council’sagenda. Council leader Julie Doresaid: “When we took control ofthe council last May we identifiedtackling youth unemployment asa top priority and have been de-termined to make an impact inaddressing the issue.
“this is why we launched theSheffield Apprenticeship Scheme,which invests in creating 100 ap-prenticeships for young people.”
Apprenticeships are great ca-reer paths for 16-24s. the Sourceoffers vacancies from businessand administration to retail, avast range of opportunities.
Apprentices earn a wage whilstworking towards a nationally rec-ognised qualification. Apprentice-ships can take one to four years,depending on the level, ability andthe industry sector. the minimumsalary is £2.60 per hour; many ap-prentices earn much more.
Business communication man-ager Mike Denby said: “We havea number of exciting apprentice-ship vacancies and are lookingfor enthusiastic individuals keento start their career. i would urgeany young person seeking em-ployment to visit the National Ap-prenticeship Service website.”
Visit the National Apprentice-ship Service website: https://ap-prenticeshipvacancymatching-service.lsc.gov.uk/.
information from the Sourceon 0114 263 5671 or email [email protected].
Good start:CounJulieDorewithSheffieldapprentices.
46 46 The Star, Thursday, February 16, 2012 www.jobstoday.co.uk www.motorstoday.co.uk www.propertytoday.co.uk
Admin &Secretarial
Building,Construction &
PropertyBuilding,
Construction &Property
Drivers, Transport & Logistics
EmploymentWanted
GASCOYNE &BEEVER LTD
Require an experienced
ArchitecturalMetalworkEstimator
Please contact: David
Wragg 0114 262 6540
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We are inviting applications fromOWNER / DRIVERCONTRACTORSto carry out early morning multi-dropdeliveries of newspapers and magazinesfrom our distribution depot at Sheffield, tovarious retail outlets across therelevant local areas.The minimum vehicle requirement forcontract work with Menzies Distribution isa 3.5 tonne (gross) vehicle, with a carryingcapacity of 1350 kg.Weekly payment and long term contracts,with an OTE in excess of £18k.7 DAYS A WEEKInterested parties please apply in writing to:Tim Grimwood
Logistics ManagerMenzies Distribution Ltd
Europa DriveSheffield
South Yorkshire, S9 1XT
CAR SPRAYER req'd, expessen. Tel: 07779 888989
QUALIFIED joiners tomanufacture in workshopbased in Hope Valley andinstall on-site projectsincluding Olympics, fulldriving licence required.Exhibition/shopfittingexperience preferable.Minimum 6-monthcontract/possiblepermanent posts. Call01433 659659
OFFICE PERSON requiredfull time. Duties to includepayroll, general clerical andassisting with accounts.Please reply with c.v. tobox no NSH2130 SheffieldNewspapers Ltd, YorkStreet, Sheffield, S1 1PU.
BRICK LAYER requireswork,thirty years experience,tel: 0114 239 7746 or 07733232265.
EXPERIENCED PLUMBINGor Electrical Manager forMitchells Direct Worksop.Please forward CV’s [email protected]
The Star,Thursday, February 16, 2012 www.thestar.co.uk
Hit squadflyingflagfor apprenticeshipsMOST companies coulduse an apprentice or two- they just don’t know ityet.
A ‘hit squad’ from aSheffield training centreThe Source hit the lanesof Meadowhall to talkto retailers about thebenefits of taking on atrainee and 11 expressedan interest.
Bosses say there’s avery good chance theirrecruitment drive willbear fruit, adding to the24 retail vacancies atMeadowhall The Sourceis already advertising,from shop assistant tomanager.
Sophie Taylor, mar-keting executive, said ithad proved so successfulthe hit squad could nowbe sent to Sheffield citycentre.
She added: “The hitsquad was in Meadow-hall for two days speak-ing to retailers about thebenefits of recruiting ap-prentices.
“Shoppers and pas-
sers-by stopped to askquestions. Some wereparents looking forwork for their children,others were job seekersasking about current va-cancies.
“Due to the success inMeadowhall we are cur-rently liaising with theSheffield managementteam to arrange a similarcampaign in the city.”
The Source recruitsabout 80 apprentices amonth and is set to havea record 1,000 on itsbooks by August.
It runs apprentice-ships in retail, businessadministration, distri-bution and warehous-ing, hospitality and cus-tomer service.
Government fundingfor apprentice training
is up to £3,500-a-year.From April small
firms will be offered a£1,000 incentive to takeone on. Half when theyjoin and half when theycomplete training.
The Source is alsomarketing 23 non-retailjob vacancies and a fur-ther 19 apprenticeshipvacancies across SouthYorkshire.
Hit squad:TheSourceteamspreadingthewordaboutthevalueofapprentices
