Extra support for forces families

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING WILL BE ENHANCED BY COUNCIL SCHEME

- By ANNETTE BELCHER

THE military and their families in Plymouth are set to get extra employment and other benefits.

The Armed Forces Covenant is launching a new theme group to help enable better access to local employment, skills and training opportunities for military service leavers, working-age veterans, military family spouses, partners and young people.

The Armed Forces Covenant, backed by Plymouth City Council, is a nationwide agreement between the Armed Forces community, the nation and the Government. One of the commitments from signing the Covenant is to establish better job and training opportunities for members of the Armed Forces community.

Led by Plymouth City Council's Skills Launchpad Plymouth team, the representatives of the theme group are: Plymouth's Veterans and Families Hub; Forces Employment Charity; Career Transition Partnership; The Royal Marines Charity; Department for Work and Pensions, with strong involvement from local employers who are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, including University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Babcock, Livewell Southwest, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wolferstans Solicitors, and Plymouth City Bus.