The MoD and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are jointly encouraging firms looking for new skilled workers to register with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to employ Armed Forces leavers.

CTP provides access to the entire service leaver candidate pool at no cost to the employing organisation.

By registering with CTP, employers gain access to a range of services including CTP RightJob (a no-cost, online jobs board exclusively for service leavers and veterans) to advertise job vacancies, attend employment fairs and other virtual events. They are also assigned a CTP Employment Relationship manager who will act as the link between the hiring organisation and candidates.

Some additional initiatives to help bring employers and veterans together include: 

• a National Insurance holiday for those companies employing veterans within their first 12 months of leaving service
• a Veterans’ Railcard to support the cost of commuting
• the £2bn Kickstart scheme launched on 20 September could also help those veterans who are aged 16-24, wholly unemployed and at risk of long-term unemployment by offering six-month placements.

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