News

15 August 2017

Recruit for Spouses

Courses, Employment, Families, Training

New guidelines: how employers can support our Forces and build a stronger business by employing a military spouse

Working alongside Recruit for Spouses (RfS), the Employers’ Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI), the UK’s leading employer network covering equality in the workplace, has recently updated its ‘to-business’ guide on supporting military spouses.

The guide blends the expertise of the two organisations: ENEI supports more than 270 members to implement diversity strategies, working with clients to uncover and overcome unconscious bias; RfS advises employers of the unique challenges faced by military spouses and how to remove barriers to their employment.

15 August 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Courses, Events, fundraising, Sport, Training

Blind veteran from Oxfordshire to compete in Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for charity that supports him

A blind veteran from Oxfordshire is training to compete in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, after it supported him following his sight loss.

Naz Niner, 40 and originally from the Isle of Wight, will be competing in the famous challenge, now in its tenth year, for the second time. He explains: “I’ve always liked to do as much sport as possible. When I started receiving support from the charity last year, they told me about all the challenges and events they get involved in.

15 August 2017

Royal Artillery Centre for Personal Devlopment, SSAFA

Courses, Education, Events, fundraising

100km walked in aid of SSAFA

Twelve members of RACPD donned their walking boots over the weekend of 16/17 June to take part in a sponsored walk in aid of SSAFA. The 100km was split into 4 x 25 km stages which began in Warminster taking the northern range road across Salisbury Plain to Tidworth, back along the southern range road to the start and all completed within a 24 hour period.

14 August 2017

Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Children, Courses, Education, Events, Scotland

Scottish children’s Forces show heads for Edinburgh Fringe

This is My Life commissioned by RCET, Scotland’s Armed Forces Children’s Charity, has been invited to perform this year for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a new cutting-edge performance programme which explores aspects of army life.

This is My Life will be part of a new 6-piece drama, dance and music showcase called Army@TheFringe (being run in association with Summerhall). The shows will take place from 11 to 26 August at the Hepburn House Army Reserve Centre, in East Claremont Street, which will be transformed into a temporary performance space staffed by serving soldiers.

14 August 2017

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Courses, Health, Training, Veterans, Welfare

DMWS Training Courses

DMWS provides a range of course in Welfare, Mental Health First Aid and Resilience. Find out which courses are running and where, book and pay online. If you would prefer to be invoiced, or for corporate and block bookings, call 01264 774008 or email training@dmws.org.uk.

14 August 2017

HighGround, Officers' Association

Courses, Employment, Officer, Training, Webinar

How to Start a Career in the Great Outdoors

The land based sector has many exciting job opportunities for people leaving the Armed Forces, offering a great alternative to working in an office. Clive Lowe, OA Career Consultant, and Anna Baker Cresswell, Founder and Development Director of HighGround, recently ran a webinar about starting a career in this sector.

14 August 2017

University of Winchester

Children, Courses, Education, Events, Families

Launch of the Service Children’s Progression Alliance’s mission

Launch of new national partnership of organisations focussed on improving outcomes for children from military families. The Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance’s mission is to champion the progression of the children of military personnel so that they can make informed and confident transitions through further and higher education into thriving adult lives and careers. Conference delegates from service charities, local authorities, schools, colleges, universities and policy makers discussed the key messages.

27 July 2017

Soldiering On Awards

Army, Awards, Courses, Employment, Events, Media, mentoring, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Nominate your hero for the Soldiering On Awards!

Soldiering On Awards declare the 2018 Awards nominations process Open!

Now into its 8th year the Soldiering On Awards are delighted to announce Nominations are Open for members of the armed forces community and the general public to put forward the people, teams, charities and businesses they would like to see recognised in the prestigious 2018 Soldiering On Awards. We are delighted to announce our new partnership with X-Forces to bring you three new business awards. All former members of the Armed Forces Community are eligible for nomination in the business awards categories.

Who do you know who should be recognised?

19 July 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 July 2017

Future for Heroes

Army, Courses, Employment, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Miramar Executive Search – Supporting Future for Heroes

Over this last year Miramar, an executive search company based in Richmond, Surrey, has given fantastic support to Future for Heroes. As their adopted charity, their backing has ranged from financial support, raising awareness of our charity in both the national and international corporate arenas, the provision of much-needed IT and social media awareness training (thank you Forefront Media), to fulfilling their ‘proper’ role in executive search, finding potential new trustees for our charity.

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