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Advice from RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity on how to keep your job search on track during the COVID-19 pandemic …
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has been awarded a grant of £295,000 from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to assist British nationals in countries across Europe after Brexit …
Many of you will be leaving the Armed Forces with a Resettlement Grant (RG). The RG is a tax-free lump sum intended to help Regular Service personnel settle into civilian life. There is no stipulation as how you use it – you can spend it on beer if you like, but you need to remember that, if you take up another military post too quickly, you might have to repay some or all of it. In this short article Mary Petley of the Forces Pension Society explores the rules relating to RGs …
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. So what are you waiting for?
Using your ELC wisely while still in uniform won’t just boost your future prospects, it will benefit your Service too.
Once your claim is approved, you’ll find a range of choices available …
Higher education at a college or university is about more than just degree courses – it offers a range of options, many of which have a more vocational slant. So, if you’re ready to step up to the next level, HE could be the option for you.
Need to know more? Here’s who can help …
Take a look at the ELC eligibility rules below to find out …
All you need to know before you get started …
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’.
Here’s how to claim your ELC if you are no longer serving …
Keep your claim on track with our step-by-step guide …
Useful pointers to help you get your claim right-first-time …
Stop queries or rejection slowing down your claim …
Offering hands-on experience and the sought-after certifications and qualifications needed to enter the network cable infrastructure and data centre sectors (the digital infrastructure industry) – with opportunities to study remotely – CNet has educated thousands of Service leavers. Here, just a few of them tell Quest their stories …
We are living through exceptional times, thanks (actually, no thanks) to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We know that many of you are currently confined to your homes, so we’ve put together some information we hope will help you access e-learning and entertainment opportunities allowing you to continue your studies, have fun – and perhaps learn a new skill.
With the spectre of COVID-19 looming over both people and businesses, regular Quest contributor, Steve Bulleyment, director of specialist auto locksmith company Car Key Man, revisits the unanticipated events that almost killed off his business, how he overcame them and his tips for keeping a business going over the next few months …
A number of transferable skills and qualities stand ex-Service personnel in perfect stead for a career within the care sector. Care Today is one company seeking residential care workers to support the young people it looks after – perhaps it’s the role you’ve been seeking?
Check out this guide to the current best-performing business sectors in the UK …
