Find out more the Veterans Industry Engagement Programme, including what it does and how you can get involved.
About the Veterans Industry Engagement Programme
The Veterans Industry Programme (VIEP) is a free-to-access, government-backed service designed to help organisations adopt veteran-friendly practices and behaviours. It ensures veterans’ skills are fully recognised and valued by industry and enables organisations to benefit from their talents and expertise.
This programme is delivered by the charity Mission Community, who develop sector-specific initiatives to create sustainable employment opportunities for service leavers, veterans, reservists and military families.
What the VIEP does
Mission Community’s work on sector initiatives began in 2019 and was officially launched as a government-backed programme in 2024. These initiatives act as a bridge between veterans and industry, trade bodies and employers in specific sectors of all sizes, from SMEs to multinationals.
The connections are established through campaigns, guidance and events aimed at UK industry and the armed forces community.
Sector initiatives help industry to:
- share best practice and success stories
- access and retain armed forces talent
- change workplace behaviours
- make the case for armed forces engagement, both socially and commercially
- collaborate with government and third sector support
Together, these efforts create sustainable employment opportunities for service leavers, veterans, reservists and military families. It helps British businesses to thrive, connecting Defence as an engine for growth.
They also help build an enduring ‘community of communities’ across the UK economy.
