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Use your ELCAS credits and get a guaranteed a job interview after leaving the Armed Forces.
X-Forces enterprise is delighted to announce that two of our beneficiary business-owners have been named as start up loans ambassadors for 2024.
The Transitional Mentoring Scheme run by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has provided hundreds of men and women with advice and support as they move from a career in the Armed Forces to Civvy Street.
This initiative aims to leverage the distinctive and transferable skills of Service personnel, offering a direct employment pathway for those in their military resettlement period.
Start Up Loans and X-Forces Enterprise have supported 3,000 businesses in the Armed Forces community with the recipient of the 3,000th loan to a Thai restaurant owner in Warrington
The Prime Minister will meet veterans, businesses and charities today to announce dedicated employment support service.
BFBS Academy announces the launch of Social Media Specialists, a free course open to the broader military community, including the partners of UK military personnel, veterans, and their partners, offering them the opportunity to upskill in social media marketing techniques.
Forces in Mind Trust has awarded £407,000 to QinetiQ and RAND Europe for a 24-month project to examine the contemporary transition challenges of personnel and families.
BFBS Academy announces that the application
process is now open for its highly sought after production managers course.
The one-off payment is applicable to all servicemen and women in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
A non-profit organization is aiding former military personnel in entering the truck driving sector, aiming to lessen homelessness and joblessness among veterans.
AHEP provides an excellent opportunity for Army Officers, non-graduates and graduates, to complete a fully funded degree pathway in conjunction with a top global institute.
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of £75K to £500K, across four rounds of funding, to projects that contribute to the aims of the Government’s ambition to reduce Veteran homelessness and end rough sleeping.
The Trust will award grants of up to £70,000 on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, to projects that will enable Veterans and their families to enter stable long-term employment, by delivering qualifications and training.
Bloomberg is excited to host an in-person insight session on 28 November 2023 between 2.30PM - 6.30PM.
The Forces Employment Charity is delighted to announce that it is helping record breaking numbers of veterans, service leavers and reservists to find civilian career success.
Google UK re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and announced a new scheme of four weeks paid reservist leave to support UK Googlers with their military duties.
This training bursary is targeted at British Army veterans. It is funded by ABF The Soldier’s Charity and is one of a suite of awards and bursaries offered by Heritage Crafts to support and celebrate craftspeople.
The reviews have offered recommendations to improve the experience of those requiring veterans’ welfare or compensation services.
The Government has launched a refresh of the Veterans’ Gateway, which will improve access to welfare services for ex-forces personnel.
Higher education at a college or university is about more than bachelor’s degrees. It refers to qualifications and courses you can take after the age of 18. That includes diplomas, foundation years and more – in fact, a range of options, many of which have a vocational slant. So, if you’re ready to aim higher, HE could be the option for you …
If your future plans call for a higher-level qualification, or you want to try something new and change direction when you make the transition from Service life, an Access Diploma could be just what you need to open wide your window of opportunity …
Military Veterans transitioning into a policing career with Thames Valley Police will be supported with a one-off resettlement payment of £2,500.
The Forces Employment Charity will be marking the Month of the Military Child this April, with a brand new set of resources to help young people of those who Serve and have Served with their next career step.
BFBS provide a fully-funded course to help get you into one of the industry’s most in-demand roles!
This programme is designed to allow The Royal British Legion to assist people who need help in a quick and easy way with everyday essentials such as kitchen appliances, clothes, and energy costs.
More than £8.5 million of funding has been announced in order to ensure no veteran should sleep rough this Christmas, and veteran homelessness is ended in 2023.
TechVets Receives £75K Workforce Development Grant from Splunk
There are several stages to the ELC process. Full details are set out in Joint Service Publication 822 (JSP 822).
New programme launched to fund innovative new support for partners of those who are Serving.
Mission Motorsport, The Forces’ Motorsport Charity has announced that the National Transition Event (the NTE) will take place on the 27th February 2023 at ‘The Wing’, Silverstone Circuit’s state of the art conference centre.
Since May, the RFEA and Officers' Association have been working to combine their
employment services to create a single organisation able to provide
exceptional, through life career support.
Capita joins forces with social impact firm WithYouWithMe to help military veterans fill UK’s chronic digital skills gap
A pioneering new pilot project has been launched that aims to tackle the UK’s digital skills shortage by drawing on the talents of Service leavers to fill skills gaps in areas such as cyber security operations, project management and engineering …
If your CV includes an MBA, it’s likely to focus employers’ attention. It’s a highly respected qualification, sought after in a wide range of career sectors, and the routes to achieving it are eminently flexible. Make it your business to find out more …
Join the UK’s largest locksmith community – a profession that gives you the luxury of being able to design your own career, choose your own hours and, most importantly, be in control of your own career pathway.
Under the ELC scheme, most courses of study undertaken by individuals still serving are exempt from taxation, either as income or as a benefit in kind, if they can be justified as ‘work related’ …
How to claim your ELC if you are no longer serving …
Don’t let queries or rejection slow down your claim – get it right first time!
If you use your ELC wisely while still in uniform it will also be of benefit to your Service …
Once your ELC claim has been approved, you’ll find plenty of study and training course choices open to you …
Learning a trade like locksmithing has long been a popular option for those leaving the Armed Forces, however choosing the right provider can be a difficult decision …
Woodward SHE Ltd is excited to announce that, following the lifting of the national lockdown, it will be restarting delivery of its NEBOSH training course packages for Service leavers in May at both IPS Innovate (near RRC Catterick) and the Rosyth Business Centre (near MOD Caledonia) …
Need to know more? Here’s who can help …
Your time in the Forces is likely to have been an all-consuming career experience. Despite that, you may yet have many years ahead of you in the workplace, which means it’s important to make the most of the resettlement options open to you. This five-step guide will help you to plan …
York St John University has been a leading education, training and research institution for 177 years. Equality, ambition and social justice are at the heart of the University’s ethos and this is reflected in its reputation for academic excellence, graduate employability and strong sense of community.
The Open University (OU) recently launched the Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund, offering 50 disabled Veterans, injured in, or due to, military service, access to free OU education. In addition to free study, applicants will be offered further specialist careers and disability support. If this is something that could benefit you, read on …
