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The Armed Forces Market:

In-Service Education:


- SLCs - Standard Learning Credits: Every Service person has access to £175 per year for personal development courses/exams.
- ELCs - Enhanced Learning Credits: Service personnel can claim up to £6,000 for personal and career development for potential jobs within the Forces or career options when they leave.
- Service people have access to the same government funding and assistance as any other citizen.
- There are There are 206,150* personnel in the Armed Forces – this is the size of the market.

Resettlement Training:

Most Service leavers qualify for up to seven weeks resettlement time for personal and career development during their last two years in the Forces. This may be used for HE or FE course(s), specialist training, or an attachment with a potential employer while still drawing a Service salary.
- IRTC – Individual Resettlement Training Cost: Service leavers have access to up to £4,106 for training, accommodation and subsistence.
- ELCs of up to £6,000 and SLCs of £175 a year may be used for resettlement (see above).
- About 24,150* personnel leave the Forces every year.

* Source - DASA, July 2003

Recruiting Forces leavers:

The Armed Forces are the largest training organisation in the UK. There is a huge diversity of skills and trades available from this market, but one of the most beneficial things about this market is fact that each individuals core attributes are so desirable:
- Drive
- Self confidence
- Integrity
- Flexibility
- Loyalty
- Communication skills
- Ability to learn
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to embrace change
- Ability to work under pressure

Questonline Facts:

- Questonline has over 12,000 individual users per month, and during that time serves over 50,000 pages.

- In a recent survey, it was revealed that over 65% of UK Armed Forces personnel have access to the Internet at home or at work

- This site is extensively marketed through 'Quest magazine', 'Quest's Driving & Transport Management Supplement' and 'Quest's Jobs Update' all distributed to Forces personnel who are leaving the Forces and/or interested in professional development qualifications

- Questonline is registered with all the major search engines and linked to other major military web sites which helps to increase traffic, therefore increasing the likelihood of developing your business through hyperlinks and emails sent directly from Forces personnel.

Costs:

Prime banner advertising:
Position 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months size

Every Page

 - £2,500 £3,995 £7,395 small

Home Page

 - - £1,995 £3,390 small

Section homepages

(eg. Resettlement, Recruitment, Transport Supplement, FactFile)		 - - £1,595 £2,870 large

Topic Sponsorship

(one per topic)		 - - £1,495 £2,670 large

Topic hompages

(eg. from list on left of home page.)		 - - £1,295 £1,995 large
Resettlement:
Position 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

Topic listing

(Company name, address, phone number)		 £75 £150 - -

Enhanced Topic listing

(As above + email link, website link, company profile, small animated banner)		 £150 - £595 £795
Recruitment:
Position 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

1 Vacancy listing

(Company name, job title, salary, location, closing date, email, phone number, reference number, job description, job type, website)		 £185 - - -

2-4 Vacancy listings

 £150 (each) - - -

5+ Vacancy listings

 £125 (each) - - -
ERB - Education & Resettlement Bulletin:
Position 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

1 listing

(Name of course, name of institution, duration, mode of study, qualification offered, phone number)		 - £100 - £80 (per qtr)

2-5 listings

 - £75 (each) - £60 (each per qtr)

6-10 listings

 - £60 (each) - £48 (each per qtr)

11+ listings

 - £45 (each) - £36 (each per qtr)

ERB is printed in Quest Magazine and update online in February, May, August, November. It is used by MoD advisors as a reference guide and by readers who know exactly which course they want.

Technical Bit:

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Small 140 pixels 50 pixels 8 Kb

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