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Resettlement training, retraining courses, recruitment / job opportunities for all ex armed forces military personnel from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, The Army and RAF.
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Telecommunications, or telecoms, is a fastmoving, exciting and global industry, providing a wide variety of interesting jobs and careers. With growth coming from new technologies, new products, new services and new users, there are always opportunities available for those with the right skills.
There is a vast range of different careers in the telecoms industry, providing opportunities for new entrants at every level across a great many roles. These include fieldbased engineering and maintenance jobs, from radio and core network design and testing through to sales and marketing.
The employers offering these roles are just as diverse, and include network equipment and handset manufacturers, network operators, technical support services, software designers, emergency services, government agencies, retailers and so on.
The industry’s rate of technological advancement is simply amazing. Breakthrough, or ‘disruptive’, technologies are the norm. As allIP and 4G systems are beginning to be rolled out, we remember the excitement generated by the first digital (2G) systems only a few short years ago.
In order to keep pace with this technological advancement, telecoms companies generally provide good training for their employees. This is delivered internally and through external training companies, such as Wray Castle, which provide general and specialist training in telecoms technologies and markets through short courses.
So whether you’re leaving the Armed Forces or from a different background, the telecoms industry has an interesting and fulfilling career for anyone with the right skills and training.
Published March 2010
Choosing a new career can make any Service leaver perplexed. Do you want to start your own business? Does teaching appeal? How about close protection work? You want to make the right choice, but you may not know immediately what that is. Former RAF Regiment Sergeant Nigel Ellis had served in Northern Ireland, Kuwait, Iraq, Germany, Belize and the USA, and as an instructor in first aid, small arms weapons, and arrest and restraint at RAF St Mawgan's Survival School.
Before leaving he had trained as a close protection officer, intending work in the UK. But UK-based opportunities could be irregular, so he decided to look at using his knowledge and skills in the learning sector instead. Research showed that, to become a trainer, he would need at least the new Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Sector (PTLLS) qualification. It did not matter that he was already an experienced instructor; anyone who wants to teach adults now needs this qualification.
Having read about Gloucester-based training company Lynceus (see the advertisement on page 22), Ellis enrolled on their PTLLS course in January and qualified as a facilitator. Recognising his experience, the company offered him a Middle East training contract. Just back from his fourth trip to Kuwait, he believes that this 'was a good move, because not only did I get excellent training from like-minded people, I also got a job. The PTLLS course was invaluable too. At first, I couldn't see why an experienced instructor would need to be taught how to train adults, but PTLLS gave me a different view on how to teach and at what level to pitch a subject. It's different in the civilian world - you must establish the learner's needs and adapt your teaching style to suit them.
'I'm looking forward to returning to Kuwait and conducting my next teaching phase within the local oil sector. I now have great job opportunities with excellent pay rates, and in addition I still have the time and flexibility in which to enjoy my time off.'
Gas engineers and plumbers are the gatekeepers of renewable energy in the home. With massive government and public awareness of rising energy bills and green politics, there are many opportunities but few skilled people qualified to carry out the work.
The renewable energy installer course comes in two forms, a full resettlement option for complete
 
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