Skillforce is hosting a networking breakfast to meet friends and business colleagues near Edwinstowe. The event is to help celebrate the launch of The Prince William Award at Edwinstowe House.
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Skillforce is hosting a networking breakfast to meet friends and business colleagues near Edwinstowe. The event is to help celebrate the launch of The Prince William Award at Edwinstowe House.
Read moreThe Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP will outline why business should recruit former officers, at an OA event in London.
As Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People and Veterans, Mr Ellwood will highlight that ‘Military is Good for Business’. As a former Army captain, he understands the career challenges officers face on leaving the Armed Forces. Former Trade Minister and Crossbench Peer, Lord Digby Jones, and Chief of Defence People, Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, will also attend.
Read moreA programme devised to access the skills of former military personnel to meet skills shortages within the NHS, is set to receive an award of recognition from the Officers’ Association (OA).
The Step into Health recruitment programme connects employers within the NHS to the pool of talent available from within the veteran Armed Forces community.
With over 350 plus career opportunities available, half of which are non clinical, Step into Health aims to capitalise on the training, leadership and personal qualities of former Service personnel to fill this roles.
Read moreThe Porffor Group, a new network in Cardiff for people who are serving and former military Personnel, is launching later this month.
The group’s first event is on Thursday 26th October 2017, at The Hopbunker in Cardiff (The Kingsway, CF10 3FD).
It was founded by John Solosy, a Chartered Financial Planner who previously served as an Army Major.
Read moreThis webinar will be focusing on how your military skills and experiences could translate into medical practice business management, an area many ex-military officers add value to.
The webinar will be giving a broad overview of the sector including what is attractive about this industry and how you can develop within it.
Read moreThe Officers’ Association have partnered with the University of the West of England as part of their annual Bristol Distinguished Address Series to host a networking workshop exclusively for OA members before the main talk by Sacha Romanovitch, CEO of Grant Thornton and a follow up opportunity for networking.
The evening’s events will take place in the new Faculty of Business and Law building on Frenchay campus with the OA Networking Workshop running from 17:00 – 18:00, hosted by Tim Hughes, Professor of Applied Marketing, and Bryan Foss, Visiting Professor Business Markets.
Read moreEmployers, support professionals and individuals are being invited to a Jobs Fair at Finchale next month.
The Jobs Fair, hosted by Durham charity Finchale, will see employers and organisations from across the region showcase a range of opportunities.
The Free event will take place at Finchale, Pity Me, DH1 5RX on Wednesday 1st November, between 10am and 2pm.
Read moreForces in Mind Trust (FiMT) and the Directory of Social Change (DSC) today (3 October) release the report Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Education and Employment Provision, which reveals that a small number of charities provide a much-needed range of educational and employment services to 35,800 people in the Armed Forces Community.
Funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), this report is the second of six Focus On reports from DSC which provide more detailed information on Armed Forces charities’ support for key areas of need.
Read moreHave you nominated someone you know who supports the Armed Forces Community?
Soldiering On Awards nominations were declared Open in July and we are delighted to see lots of nominations coming in.
Have you submitted your nomination for a deserving person, team or business yet? If not, get started now! Register your nomination on our simple on line nomination system here Soldiering On Awards Nominations Once registered you can revisit and update and amend your nomination until you decide it is completed and ready to submit.
Read moreIf you are in your last 12 months of service or within 12 months of leaving the Armed Forces and looking to transition into a career within financial services, then sign up to the BlackRock London Open Day.
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