Plan and progress along your dream path

Almost 500 military families have been giving their career prospects a boost through the Partner Career Support Programme (PCSP) pilot. The programme was entirely online, so families could take the course at a...

You’re hired!

Forces Families Jobs (FFJ) now has a new area on its website dedicated to apprenticeships – a great way to gain qualifications whilst you earn a wage – and you don’t have to be a school leaver. AFF employment &...

Opportunity knocks

According to government figures, more than 500,000 people were made redundant in 2020. That’s half a million people experiencing that sick-to-the-stomach feeling when you hear the news your job has gone. But wh...

Coworking hub opens in Cyprus

The doors of the first overseas Military Coworking Network Hub have now opened at the RAF base in Akrotiri in Cyprus. The hub provides a modern coworking space with eight desks, WiFi, printing facilities, air ...

Building your future

Main photo: Army spouse, Claire Rigby If you’re looking for a new challenge, career change or you’re unemployed, then Building Heroes could be just the thing for you. The charity specialises in helping servic...

Your time to shine

The Heropreneurs Awards, established in 2018 to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the military community in business, have been brought online for 2021. The awards are a chance to shine for all withi...

Expanding your horizons

For military spouses and partners, starting a course in a traditional college setting requires more planning than our civilian counterparts. The big question being: Do I have time to finish before my soldier’s ...

The Big Career Shake-Up

Programme Castle is set to completely modernise the way your soldier’s career is currently structured. So how is it going to change things? We asked the director of the scheme, Brigadier James Cook, to tell us…...

Coworking goes online

The Military Coworking Network’s hubs are bringing people together to work and study all over the UK and overseas. But if lockdown continues, or if there isn’t a hub near you, there are still many benefits of b...

Empowering you 2.0

RFEA, the forces employment charity, is celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, by hosting ‘Empowering You 2.0’, to boost employability amongst military women, as well as the partners and ...