Employers
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Employer Engagement is an important part of achieving Defence objectives. It is the main activity required to develop and sustain strong, positive, mutually-beneficial relationships between employers and the Ministry of Defence, to support Armed Forces personnel before, during and after their service.
The Ministry of Defence employer engagement programme aims to support the delivery of 35,000 effective and capable Reservists.
The strategic priority has been to secure and sustain access to and availability of the skilled, capable people needed to deliver Defence outputs.
Our activities work towards three principal objectives:
East Midlands RFCA supports over 2200 Reservists and engages with over 3000 active employer contacts, providing information, guidance and advice on all matters relating to Defence personnel including:
East Midlands Regional Employer Engagement Director
Email: em-enquiries@rfca.mod.uk
July 16th 2024
Vision West Notts College and Pick Everard among Forces-friendly employers recognised in Ministry of Defence’s 2024 Silver AwardsThe Ministry of Defence has revealed the latest East Midlands winners of the highly-coveted Silver Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
Read the full story →July 8th 2024
Employer support is vital for national security, say speakers at inaugural Regional Engagement with Defence Conference in NottinghamThe East Midlands hosted a first-of-its-kind conference last month, enabling businesses like UK powerhouse Boots and globally recognised Toyota to join with senior military figures at the inaugural Regional Engagement with Defence (RED).
Read the full story →May 20th 2024
Op TOSCA: Royal Engineers deploy to Cyprus on United Nations peacekeeping missionA bus driver, computer technician, first safety officer and HGV driver have returned home after deploying with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
Read the full story →April 2nd 2024
Help, hire and thrive: Leading Forces advocates RecruitME practise what they preachService Leavers Howard Rudder and Chris Buck were as excited as they were nervous when they said goodbye to the security of employment to setup their own business in 2015.
Read the full story →March 27th 2024
Award-winning vehicle workshop and training facility officially opens at Kingsway Army Reserve CentreAn Army Reserve base in Derby opened its doors to supporters at the weekend to celebrate the official opening of its multi-million-pound vehicle workshop and training facility.
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