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Providing Positive Change

Providing Positive Change

If you are jobless or economically inactive and want to make changes to improve your future prospects, Opportunity Sheffield’s e-brochure may help you find a way forward.

ESF Positive Change is a pre-entry engagement programme, commissioned as part of Sheffield City Council’s Ambition and Pathways to Success employment support projects, which are part-funded by the European Social Fund. It consists of 18 projects, designed to inspire, motivate and activate unemployed and economically inactive residents of Sheffield who, for whatever reason, are struggling to engage with the labour market. These short courses are designed to provide the first rung on the careers ladder.

Among those listed are:

A Mind Apart six-week course, designed to help to develop confidence and self-esteem and involving the use of creative techniques to support unemployed and economically inactive people aged 18+ to expand their resilience, develop social skills and show them how to set and achieve their own targets in a safe supportive environment. The next cohort is 2 March – 6 April 2023.

Autism Plus: Positive Steps, which aims to support adults with Autism to improve independence, overcome challenges and build confidence in accessing mainstream activities, community support and services.
The course will be interactive and a mix of classroom-based, community-based and workplace visits. One of the core sessions is designed around improving travel confidence through a trip to Meadowhall, taking the bus out and returning on the train. There are two further courses from 6 March – 14 April 2023 and then 8 May – 16 June 2023.

Down2U Physiotherapy a seven-week course to include education and practical training to help chronic pain sufferers overcome pain and its effects on poor physical and mental health.

and a Zest4Life course to inspire, challenge and motivate improvement in mental and physical wellbeing. The course is a cognitive behavioural therapy-based package which provides a wellbeing toolkit covering sleep hygiene, managing anxiety and understanding stress. Each Zest4Life course involves five three-hour sessions, including workshops designed to transform negative mindsets, encourage teamwork and collaboration.

You can email opportunity@sheffield.gov.uk or telephone 0114 229 6188 to find out more.

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