Getting Armed Forces Veterans into College ARMED FORCES

Getting Armed Forces Veterans into College

ARMED FORCES IN SCOTLAND COLONEL C P WALLACE 6 JUNE 2018

OFFICIAL THE ARMED FORCES Armed Forces Footprint in Scotland Defence Statistics (as of 01 Apr 18) HQ & Unit Locations 9, 970 Regular Military stationed in Scotland: Army Locations Fort George (3 SCOTS) Kinloss (39 Engineer Regt) Perth (7 SCOTS) Stirling (HQ 51 Inf Bde & HQ Scotland) In addition to: 3, 930 Civil Servant 4000+ Volunteer Reserves Dundee (225 Medical Regt) Dunfermline (154 RLC Regt) Leuchars Station - SCOTS DG - 71 Engineer Regt - 2 CS Bn REME Edinburgh - Edi Gar - SNIY - 5 MI - PRU - 105 RA - 3 RIFLES - BKA Coy Penicuik (2 SCOTS) RAF Locations RAF Lossiemouth Leuchars Station Royal Navy Locations Arbroath (45 Commando) East Kilbride (106 Bn REME) Glasgow - 6 SCOTS - 32 Signals Regt - Army Personnel Centre - 205 Fd Hospital Faslane (HMNB Clyde) Rosyth (MOD Caledonia) Rosyth (RMR Rosyth) Glasgow (HMS Dalraida) • • 45 000 Serving Forces Community (incl Reg/Res/cadets) 230 000 Veterans in Scotland (700 000 incl families) 1200 -1400 service leavers resettle in Scotland pa (10%) 1 in 7 of Scottish Population is in the Armed Forces Community O F F I C I A L

OFFICIAL THE ARMED FORCES IN SERVICE SKILLS AND EDUCATION Accreditation Trades (200+) Lifelong Learning Army Skills Officer Armed Forces Apprenticeships Command, Leadership and Management (CLM) training. Colleges that have, or would like to, develop opportunities for Forces personnel should e-mail: APSG-Ed. Br-0 Mailbox@mod. gov. uk 4 OFFICIAL

OFFICIAL Transition Training Employment • Workshops. • Guides to self employment • Dedicated career consultants • Comprehensive suite of online resources • Right Jobs • Networking. • A range of funding options. • Time off work to undertake training. • Guidance from a dedicated consultant on selected appropriate training. • Courses are either prepaid by MOD or funded by training grant. • Tailored to Service Leavers’ needs: • Qualifications recognised by employers. • Employer Engagement • Dedicated employment support to Wounded, Injured and Sick personnel, delivered by specialist employment consultants. • Focussed support for Early Service Leavers delivered via Hubs and in the community. • Post Transition support. Flexible support is available from 2 years predischarge to 2 years post-discharge The CTP provides resettlement services for those leaving the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, Royal Air Force www. ctp. org. uk OFFICIAL

Getting Veterans into College Eric Fraser 6 June 2018

Getting Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans into College - Discussion Eric Fraser & Charlie Wallace 6 June 2018