Reserve Forces Cadets Associations
This collaborative project is delivered by Defence Relationship Management and Cobseo (The Confederation of Service Charities). The Hub enables forces-friendly organisations across all sectors to showcase the continued value of the UKs highly skilled veteran community.
Latest news
New plans to boost veterans employment launched
Veterans Strategy Action Plan launches, including more than 60 commitments to help veterans with employment and healthcare.
Veterans strategy action plan.
Top commitments in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan include:
employment and skillshealthcareunderstanding the veteran community
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What is a veteran?
Veterans are defined as anyone who has served for at least one day in Her Majestys Armed Forces (Regular or Reserve) or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations. There are currently 2.4 million Veterans in Great Britain.
Listen to our team of Veterans talk about their experiences transitioning from the UK Armed Forces and what the word Veteran means to them.
You can find and listen to all of our Being Forces Friendly podcast episodes on Anchor.
Partnering with defence
Career Transition Partnership
The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is a partnering agreement between the Ministry of Defence and Right Management Ltd, who are global career development and outplacement specialists and part of the ManpowerGroup. CTP provides resettlement services for those leaving the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Marines. Regardless of time served, all members of the Armed Forces can benefit from CTP support when leaving Service.In addition, they operate as an intermediary service for employers wishing to hire Service leavers.
To date, they have assisted over 235,000 Service leavers with the transition to civilian life and supported thousands of organisations looking to employ ex-Service personnel.
Find out how CTP can help your organisation harness military talent
Join CTP for one of their 2022 employment fairs. View upcoming dates and register
CTP employment fairs connect employers with skilled and experienced individuals who have un-paralleled transferable skills in planning, communication, teamwork and leadership, along with adaptability, drive and resilience.
Why hiring veterans is good for business
Veteran Skills building the energy system of the future
Established in 2021, Mission Renewable, with the support of Renewable UK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), entered the sector with a particular focus. Led by The Offshore Wind Industry Councils Investment in Talent group, Mission Renewable is working with the MOD to develop:
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new supported pathways for service leavers
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the use of Enhanced Learning Credits to fund the qualifications that they need to enter the Offshore Wind sector
Mission Renewable Armed Forces Covenant. Crown Copyright.
After signing the Armed Forces Covenant in November 2021, the initiative was officially launched at this years Mission Automotive National Transition Event, hosted at Silverstone.
Speaking about the opportunities within the Renewable sector, Renewable UKs Deputy Chief Executive Melanie Onn said:
The number of jobs in the offshore wind industry alone is set to rise by over 40,000 in the next four years alone; this includes a range of team leadership roles and opportunities for people to use their valuable experience to learn new skills, so were urging women and men with a military background to join us to build the energy system of the future. This will help us to reduce consumers bills faster while taking practical action against climate change.
Find out more about Mission Renewable
Read more about the Mission Motorsport National Transition Event
Mission Motorsport National Transition event 2022. Copyright: Image curtesy of Mission Motorsport and Yellow Hound Photography.
The Diversity Project: a cross-sector initiative championing Veteran employment
Kelly Mullane is the Co-Chair of Northern Trust EMEA Military Network and leads the Veterans Workstream of the Diversity Project. Read Kellys story where she explains the importance of the Diversity Project and the aims of the Veterans Workstream.
Copyright 2018 The Diversity Project.
Veterans and small business
Veteran owned UK group signing the Armed Forces Covenant in March 2020. MOD Crown Copyright 2020.
Veterans: A Force for Business
X-Forces Enterprise (XFE) and the Federation of Small Business (FSB) have collaborated extensively over the last few years, beginning with an insightful report into the business landscape