Source awards success

As it celebrates two decades of improving lives and upskilling the Sheffield City Region, The Source Skills Academy has been crowned Training Provider of the Year in the South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2023.

In addition, two of its outstanding apprentices also won ‘best in the county’ awards at the event held in Magna on 18 May.

Five other Source apprentices were finalists and two employers the academy supports also won awards for their exemplary work with apprentices.

Since launching in 2003 The Source, a registered charity, has helped to transform the lives of more than 10,000 people.

averages and in our anniversary year we are at the top of our game.

“Last year we achieved our bestever outcomes: 78.8% of learners achieved their apprenticeships - an 11% gain on previous years and an achievement rate which put us in the country’s top ten per centand 78% of End Point Assessment results were at a Distinction.”

As part of Move More Month 2023, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park in partnership with Westfield Health is hosting the second ‘Olympic Legacy in Action’ event following the successful inaugural event last year which celebrated the 10th anniversary of London 2012 and saw over 2,000 people visit the Park and get involved.

New Mental Health Support Launched In Rotherham

A new online platform is transforming the way in which people can get help for anxiety and depression in Rotherham. Patients of NHS Rotherham Talking Therapies – formerly called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) - can now use instant messaging to get help with their mental health, thanks to the NHS RDaSH Talking Therapies app.

SKY’S THE LIMIT

that recognised revenue of almost $15 million for FY22 was false, and that sales bookings of around $115.5m recorded in FY22 were also false.

The scandal saw co-founder Dave Richards and his finance chief Erik Miller step down, with chairman Ken Lever taking over CEO duties on a temporary basis.

With the appointment of Stephen Kelly as interim chief executive, and Ijoma Maluza as interim CFO, the WANdisco Board said it has commenced a deep transformation recovery programme.

Alongside cost reductions and working capital improvements, the board has determined that raising finance is fundamental to the success of the turnaround plan given the current cash runway extends only until mid-July 2023.

Over 5,600 apprentices have gained qualifications, 4,099 workers have been upskilled and 531 NEETs who didn’t achieve at school or college are thriving after being made ‘work ready’ via its Traineeships scheme.

Tricia Smith, CEO, said: “We are so proud to receive this accolade. It is recognition for all that we do to empower learners, get people into work and help businesses thrive by upskilling workforces.

“We have made an imprint on communities across the region, connecting people in disadvantaged towns and villages to new opportunities and encouraging inward investment.

“Our success rates have consistently exceeded national

WORK is now well under way on Sky House Rother Valley, built on the site of the former Killamarsh Station in the North-East Derbyshire village of Killamarsh and will see the development of 13 three bedroom bungalows and dormer bungalows.

Rolling The Dice

UK engineering consultancy Dice is scheduled to open its second office in Sheffield and have appointed an Associate Director to lead the team. Associate Director Adam Jolly will be heading the Sheffield office, which will initially be home to a team of four civil and structural engineers.