Accountancy and Book-keeping
Whether you want to work as an accountant or book-keeper yourself, or if you’re thinking of starting your own business and need to get more of an idea of what looking after your own finances involves, read on …
Airport Roles and Ground Crew
It takes more than pilots, engineers and cabin crew to keep flights operational. Transferring your air transport-related skills to an airport-based role could see you get off to a flying start in a civil aviation career … while your feet stay firmly on the ground!
Auditing
It might not be a sphere that immediately springs to mind as you approach the end of your Forces career, but have you considered training to be an auditor?
Aviation Security
Aviation security staff deal with air rage, drunkenness, assault, smuggling and crime, as well as the threat of national and international terrorism. Are you ready to meet one of the toughest challenges of our times?
Breakdown Services
If you’ve been in a vehicle-related role while in uniform, you are very likely to have gained a host of transferable skills that will set you well on your way to helping others in what is sometimes know as Britain’s fourth emergency service …
Building Trades
Want to turn your talents to a practical career on leaving? Together, the building trades make up one of Britain’s widest-ranging industry sectors, offering many different roles to choose from – and perhaps the firm foundation you’ve been seeking for your next career …
Business Start-up
In the current difficult economic climate, especially with the recent growth in working from home (WFH) culture, self-employment can seem like an attractive option. However, there are plenty of pitfalls for the unwary, and this article looks at both the benefits and challenges of going it alone …
Care Work
The healthcare sector, of which care work forms a significant part, is an amazingly diverse area of employment that offers a range of opportunities to Armed Forces leavers. Could you work in care?
Catering Management
As an enormous, wide-ranging sector, the catering and hospitality industry offers an array of opportunities and a strong framework for progression. Could catering management be the career you’ve been waiting for?
Charities Sector
If you want to continue to make a difference after leaving the Armed Forces, a career in the charities sector offers a way to earn while also supporting a good cause …
Close Protection
The various sectors of the security industry offer a huge range of job roles that are particularly suitable for ex-Forces personnel – and a close protection career in particular could well be your perfect next step. Read on to find out how to become a close protection officer …
Computing and IT
The strong growth of tech-related employment in the UK sends a clear message to anyone considering career opportunities in this sector: there’s a multitude of exciting openings. Are you ready to unlock them?
Construction
Lay a firm foundation for yourself with a future that’s safe as houses in one of the variety of practical and supervisory career options offered by a career in the construction industry
Cyber Security
There’s currently a huge demand for cyber security professionals, and a worrying shortage of talent. Research has revealed that Europe is facing a significant shortfall of cyber security professionals. So how do we solve this problem – and fast? Perhaps you have the answer …
Cyber Skills
A push to engage veterans with cyber skills is currently taking place, as more businesses look to utilise the unique skills of this group.
Digital Infrastructure Industry
The world relies on digital infrastructure but what exactly is it? We unwrap the secrecy around the industry and uncover why a career in this dynamic, cutting-edge sector offers plentiful opportunities for lucrative and interesting careers for Service leavers …
Driving Instruction
Do you have a driving ambition? Driving instruction is a profession that offers varied opportunities and flexible employment to those of the right temperament. If that sounds like you then buckle up and read on …
Drone Operator Training
The rapid growth in commercial acceptance of unmanned aerial vehicles – commonly known as drones – is fuelling an enormous expansion in applications and related careers. What does it take to become a commercial drone operator? Read on to find out …
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Power up your future with a career in electrical or electronic engineering, whose applications span a host of diverse industries
Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Management
Emergency planning and business continuity management are two separate but very closely related industry sectors. In this article, we will look at the two fields in parallel …
Emergency Services
If you are looking to continue in public service post-Forces, a career in the UK’s emergency services could well be for you. Police, Ambulance, Fire and Rescue, Coastguard …? You are highly likely to have exactly the skills and aptitudes that make you well equipped to say ‘yes’ to 999!
Engineering careers
Engineering is a hugely wide-ranging employment sector, calling for a similarly diverse range of (largely hands-on) skills, many of which ex-Forces personnel are very likely to have, complemented by the kinds of personal attributes that are currently highly sought after by employers.
Financial Services
If you’ve been in a finance-related role while in uniform, you’re likely equipped with valuable skills that could open doors in the dynamic world of finance – a sector of constant growth and opportunity in the UK…
Franchising
Franchising is a much more common business model than many people realise, encompassing a surprising number of the most recognisable high-street brands. The benefits of opting for a franchising format may seem clear-cut, but taking a step back to assess the pros and cons before making your mind up is a must …
Gas Installation and Maintenance
A shortfall of qualified engineers means there’s never been a better time to pursue a career in this expanding sector …
Health and Safety
In their quest to safeguard the working population, today’s health and safety professionals take a proactive, preventative approach to problems such as injury, accidents and equipment failure. Perhaps you have what it takes to join them in this important mission?
Health and Safety in the Construction Industry
Do you have what it takes to join today’s health and safety professionals playing a vitally important role on-site?
Healthcare
The healthcare sector, public and private, offers a huge range of career opportunities. When the time comes for resettlement, you may well find you already have sought-after skills. But, to really make sure your prospects are in the pink, now’s the time to start getting some appropriate qualifications under your belt.
Horology
What makes horology (the study of clocks and watches) an ideal hobby – or even a promising new career direction – for practically minded Service leavers?
Human Resources
This time it’s personnel! When you make the leap to the civilian workplace, maybe human resources could be the career for you?
Law
If you haven’t yet considered law as a profession, Ahmed Al-Nahhas, partner and solicitor-advocate at London-based law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp, explains the variety of opportunities it offers that might make it a very advantageous career move – it may even offer you the chance to help other ex-Service people and maintain your connection with the Forces …
Locksmith
A career as a locksmith requires many different skill-sets. These, complemented by the appropriate training, can make it a rewarding, well-respected occupation – and perhaps the key to your success in the civilian workplace
Logistics and Distribution
As an organisation that is highly dependent on its skilled logistics staff, the Armed Forces represents a valuable source of suitably qualified professionals equipped to move in to the nationally important field of logistics and distribution. Could it be the logical next step for you too?
Management and Leadership
Effective management is vital to every organisation. If you’ve taken a leadership role while in uniform – maybe with the relevant institute membership and qualifications to back it up – you could already have a suitable skill-set to transfer to the civilian workplace
Oil and Gas
Although working on- or offshore in the UK’s oil and gas industry might seem a challenging prospect on many levels, it’s also well rewarded for those with the right skills, and has the potential to lead to a productive future.
Personal Trainer
From social media to blogs, TV to apps and games, fitness truly is the mainstream. It is estimated that one in every seven people in the UK is a gym member and, with that type of volume, the need for talented, qualified fitness professionals has never been greater …
Project Management
Organised, methodical, good at keeping work on track, confident about meeting deadlines and happy to take on responsibility? If you recognise your own skill set here, project management (aka PM) could be the perfect match for you …
Rail Industry
The modern rail industry offers so much more than the traditional train driver role, with jobs covering a huge range of areas – from signaller to site manager, engineer to HR officer – so take your seat and read on …
Renewables
With climate change and energy prices currently firm fixtures in the news headlines, the renewable energy sector has really come to the forefront of the public consciousness. If you’re seeking new employment that is both challenging and worthwhile, maybe renewables should be on your radar too …
Risk Management
Ready for risk? The skills required to ‘know your enemy’, and the development of tactics to counter that enemy, are basic risk management aptitudes. This means that, without even knowing it, you may have spent a significant proportion of your Services career preparing for a role in this industry – and could well be more ready than you know for a rewarding new career in risk management …
Road Transport Driving: Licences and Qualifications
If you’ve been thinking of carving out a new career in the world of road transport driving, or using your military-gained driver qualifications when you leave the Armed Forces, there’s never been a better time – especially where HGVs are concerned. Here’s the steer on professional driver qualifications, licensing and training …
Security
Secure your future … with a career in an industry to which many Service leavers find themselves very well suited. Planning ahead with relevant qualifications now could see you sitting pretty in a civvy security role when the time comes.
Smart Meter Installation
Spurred by the cost of living crisis, there’s a backlog of consumers waiting for their energy provider to supply and fit a smart meter, boosting demand for installers nationwide …
Sport and Fitness
From boot camp leader to basketball coach, personal trainer to Pilates instructor, the sport and fitness sector could be just the thing for your future career … and there are plenty of online courses you can do to prepare yourself for action.
Sustainability
Growing public awareness of environmental issues, and the responsibility we have to control our future and slow down the progression of climate change, means more people are looking for a career in a sustainable role …
Teaching
If you’ve been involved in training or mentorship roles during your time in uniform, it's highly probable that you have amassed a range of skills ideal for entering the realm of education and guiding the next generation…
Technical Communication
Got the write stuff? Perhaps your future lies in a career as a technical author …
Telecoms
If you’re thinking of a future role that involves you with technology at the cutting edge and where constant change is on the menu, why not connect with a fast-moving career in the telecoms industry?
Utilities
Help to keep the UK running smoothly by directing your skills towards our vitally important utilities industries, encompassing gas, power, water and waste …
Workplace and Facilities Management
Workplace and facilities management is one of the fastest-growing professions in the UK and vital to the success of any business. Perhaps it could play an important role in your future too?
