Armed Forces Support

Employment Opportunities and Support

The Career Transition Partnership (CTP)

The CTP is the Ministry of Defence working with Right Management. If you are leave the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force or the Royal Marines at any rank and you can benefit from resettlement support, career transition advice and training opportunities. We’re the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement.

CTP  services can be accessed via the following link. http://www.ctp.org.uk/

Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC)

The Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC) is a Non-Departmental Public Body whose chairman and Members are appointed by the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans. 

The roles of the VAPC include raising awareness of the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes, the Veterans UK Welfare Service and the availability of cross government support to Veterans and their families assisting veterans in accessing local services as envisaged under the Armed Forces Covenant. The VAPC also provide support to Veterans UK by monitoring its welfare service and assisting individuals with any problems or complaints they have regarding the war pensions or AFCS claims process and much more besides.

The VAPC is looking for new members for 12 of its 13 regional committees and 5 chairman, one for each of the following regional committees – East Midlands, North East, London, West Midland and Northern Ireland. The positions are voluntary, unpaid roles but travel, subsistence and loss of earnings may be payable.  

Would you be interested?? If ‘Yes’ find out more by following the below links:-

https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/veterans-advisory-and-pensions-committee-5-regional-chairs/

https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/veterans-advisory-and-pensions-committee-members-to-11-of-13-regions/