Direct route to work
Patchy CVs, lack of confidence and worry over childcare costs can hamper job prospects for many Army families. For some of you, working as a direct seller is a viable alternative. AFF Employment & Training ...
Boost your skills with a new qualification
ARE you looking to gain valuable employment skills, or perhaps the chance to become self-employed?
If so, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is offering free online courses to help you...
Women doing it for themselves
Do you want to help inspire the next generation of female business leaders? Read on to find out how you can play your part...
IF you have a teenage daughter then you may be very interested to learn about...
Tools for talent
Three talented entrepreneurs have recently completed the first stage of the Armed Forces dependants’ business start-up programme at the University of Wolverhampton. They’re now driving their companies forward w...
Making maternity count
Got a business idea? Your time on maternity leave might be the perfect chance to get the ball rolling! Army wife Rebecca Stokes-Whittaker tells us more...
THREE years ago, Rebecca never dreamed that she woul...
Making sense of maternity
AFF has received a number of queries from spouses posted overseas who feel they have been disadvantaged when applying for Maternity Allowance (MA) due to lack of information, poor advice or because a posting du...
Bear backs bookbinding
THE Wiltshire Barn Project (TWBP) is offering bookbinding courses to veterans and their partners to help rehabilitate those injured during the course of their Service career.
Backed by TV adventure star and ...
Train in mental health first aid
IF you have an interest in mental health, you can apply to join one of several funded instructor training courses to help your military community.
The Government’s Armed Forces Mental Health First Aid progr...
X-Forces needs you
IF you’ve got a brilliant business idea, X-Forces – a social enterprise established to help service leavers, their spouses and dependants realise their entrepreneurial potential – needs you.
As Army families...
Avenue to employment
ACCORDING TO Jobcentre Plus, using the services of a recruitment agency is the best and quickest way to find a job.
However, you need to ensure that the agency is reputable as you will be disclosing personal...