The Forces Media Academy has launched a unique media course for service leavers and veterans which will be taught in a live media environment.
Students on the free one-year Higher National Certificate (HNC) Media Production Course also receive a bursary of £18k to help with living costs.
Read more‘Life Transitions: What can be learnt across sectors to better support individuals when they undergo a life transition?’
In November 2016, FiMT partnered with St George’s House to deliver a consultation to explore how transition is approached and managed in different settings and sectors. These are examined from three different perspectives: the individual experiencing the change; the network of family and friends around the individual; and wider societal stakeholders.
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Read more***SAVE THE DATE*** Tuesday 16th May 2017 – 13.30 to 17.45
Psychological wellbeing of UK veterans after wars
***Professor Edgar Jones shares new research findings***
Read moreHeadquarters South West will be running a Job Fair in Tidworth Garrison Theatre on Wednesday 15 March 2017. At the event will be over 60 regional and national employers, as well as recruitment agencies who are specifically looking to recruit Service Leavers, Veterans and Spouses. A wide variety of industry sectors will be represented, including (but not exclusively): health, care, construction, transport, communications, tourism & leisure, manufacturing, bio sciences & pharmaceutical, finance and defence.
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Read moreA force for change in the workplace, Recruit for Spouses (RfS) are celebrating the launch of their West of Scotland office, based in Helensburgh.
RfS have seized the opportunity to further include military spouses in Scotland into their mission to push back the barriers facing them, championing their call for equal weighting in the employment stakes and giving cause for celebration within both the local business and military communities.
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Read moreLifeWorks Families is an employment support course tailored specifically to the spouses and partners of any serving or recently discharged member of the British Armed Forces, including Reserves. It aims to help those on the course move into sustained employment, by giving them the enhanced CV and interview skills needed for finding work. Everyone who attends a course will receive six months of remote ‘reachback’ to help them in their search for employment.
Read moreRoyal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is seeking veterans who suffer from a disability, illness or injury for their brand new specialised apartments which are due to be completed in spring 2017.
The apartments, situated on Hermitage Lane near Maidstone, just outside the Royal British Legion Village, will be individually adapted for ex-service personnel who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or have specific requirements due to health issues. As the construction nears completion, RBLI is looking to find Veterans who can make the apartments their home.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
