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31 October 2017

Royal Naval Association

Funding, Marines, Navy, Remembrance, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Technology, Training, Veterans, Welfare

Project Semaphore – update

Project Semaphore, is an RNA initiative funded by the Aged Veterans Fund, to provide an iPad to address the issue of digital isolation in older Veterans which exacerbates loneliness and poverty. It is not an IT Project, it is a Project to provide friendship, support and practical help. With the outcome of better spiritual and mental health: a recent study equated loneliness in the elderly to the effect of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

The devices have been built to our specification and include shortcuts to the RN, RNA, RMA websites as well as several pre-loaded Apps, mindful that using an IT equipment for the first time can be overwhelming, the links to the RN are familiar and help to dilute initial fears.

26 October 2017

Officers' Association

Employment, Serving, Training, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Could an internship be right for you?

Being an intern can help you gain vital work experience and industry insight.

Lisa Jones, an OA Career Consultant, recently ran a webinar with Charlie Perkins and Guy Amir from Goldman Sachs to discuss its Veterans’ Integration Programme. Lisa Jones served in the Army, and then worked in the City before joining the OA. Both Charlie and Guy served in the Army and then joined the Goldman Sachs Veterans’ Integration Programme. As a consequence of the internship they secured full time permanent roles at the multinational Investment Bank.

12 October 2017

SSVC

Courses, Education, Serving, Training, Transition, Veterans

Forces Media Academy Officially Opened by HRH The Duke of York

The first intake of students at the new Forces Media Academy met The Duke of York yesterday as he opened the state-of-the-art media facility.

Fifteen service leavers and veterans have just started the unique one-year Higher National Certificate (HNC) Media Production Course at the Academy, which is run by the Services Sound & Vision Corporation (SSVC).

The Duke of York, who is Royal Patron of SSVC, spoke to the students during a tour of the Academy.

He said: “To provide a course like this, for either retiring or leaving veteran service personnel, is absolutely second-to-none.

10 October 2017

NCVO

Charity News, Governance, Training, Webinar

18 October 2017 – Free webinar – GDPR: What does it mean for your charity?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most significant change in data protection law in the last 20 years, and it is now less than eight months away. This free webinar will help you prepare for the change and understand what you need to do to ensure your organisation is compliant.

5 October 2017

Royal Air Forces Association

Cadets, Children, Education, Funding, RAF, Royal Air Forces, Training

RAF Association launches search for 100th Flying Scholar

The RAF Association is opening its Flying Scholarship awards for the eighteenth year to grant six exceptional young people the chance to fly.

So far, 99 air cadets have benefited from the programme, with the 100th cadet due to be among the 2018 finalists. The best of the 2018 applicants will be rewarded with a course of 35 hours flight training in a light aircraft. Five ‘runners-up’ will receive 12 hours training each. The Flying Scholarship programme runs annually as a thank you from the RAF Association to members of the RAF Air Cadets for their continuous support of the charity’s fundraising.

All of the 2017 winners achieved solo flights by the end of their week of training.

2 October 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Corporate, Media, Training

Blind Veterans UK comment on corporate partner Monarch Airlines ceasing trading

Blind Veterans UK wishes to take this opportunity to thank everyone at the Monarch Foundation for their charity partnership over the last two years.

As well as supporting the charity by raising money through a number of events and on-flight collections, the airline and the charity teamed up to deliver ‘sighted guiding’ training into Monarch Airlines’ cabin crew training programme.

The training raised awareness of the difficulties faced by vision-impaired passengers when travelling and advised the crew how they could make travelling a better experience for blind customers.

20 September 2017

RACPD

Army, Courses, Education, Employment, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Training, Transition

RACPD Course Dates

The RACPD is a leading provider of nationally recognised civilian qualifications to the Royal Artillery, other Service personnel and the wider Defence community including reservists, veterans and dependants. They are also a charity.

18 September 2017

University of Winchester

Army, Children, Education, Events, Families, Navy, Qualifications, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Training

Supporting the education of children from military families

The University of Winchester worked with SCISS (Service Children in State Schools) to host the South East SCISS conference. SCISS is an affiliation of the 6000 plus state maintained schools in England that have children of service personnel on roll. The SCISS National Executive acts as an advisory group to the government on issues around educational disadvantage and promotes good practice in the provision of education for service children.

1 September 2017

Officers' Association

Careers, North East, Officer, Regional, Training, Transition

13th September 2017: OA Event – Project Management Workshop – Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The skills and experience required to manage a project are common within the Forces and many individuals look to transition into a new career within Project Management when they leave, but what does project management look like in a civilian context?

What are businesses looking for in their Project Managers?

What qualifications do you need to be recognised as a Project Manager?

How can you optimise your applications for these roles?

This event is one of a series of career-focused workshops delivered in conjunction with employers which explore these questions.

25 August 2017

Officers' Association

Courses, Employment, Officers, Training

7th September 2017: North West Careers Access Fair – Manchester

Are you looking to settle in the North West and want to understand the employment opportunities in the region? Are you based in the North West and want to explore different options for your second career? This is the event for you.

Transport for Greater Manchester will be hosting the first Careers Access Fair for the North West at their head quarters in Manchester. Employers based within the region have been invited to attend and demonstrate career paths that are a good fit for Service leavers.

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