Post on 01-Jan-2016
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ERSA
“Under the Radar”
Ex Military Service Personnel
Work Programme
ERGONOMIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS
In-work support leading to sustainable employment
Access to Work
Vocational Assessment
• Veteran’s Employment
• Help for wounded, injured and sick
• What can be done?
Outline
Veteran’s EmploymentVeterans unemployment is an ‘information blackhole’ Research that has been done is contradictory
However :
• There is cohort of veterans >100k who are on JSA
• Younger ones usually early service leavers
(ESLs), but many left the military many years ago
• Many face substantial obstacles to employment Often, but not always related to their military service
Wounded, Injured and Sick• Services have 1000+ wounded and a larger number of
injured – many will leave in next few years
• Defence Recovery Capability major priority for all Service charities – Help for Heroes, Royal British Legion, ABF the Soldiers Charity, RBLI etc
• Charities in partnership with the 3 Services
• Creation of regional Personnel Recovery Units
What can be done?
• DWP
• Welfare to Work Providers
• Service Charities
DWP
• Fastrack……….Work Programme
• Champions…………impact variable
• Data Field……….essential
• Evaluation………….downstream
• Refer most difficult to help to RBLI……
Providers
• Identify………but how
• Seek advice from RBLI…..
• Refer most difficult to help to RBLI…………
• Evaluate and spread good practice…..
Service Charities
• Employment cluster is producing results
• Improve connectivity to JCP and providers
• Evaluation
• LifeWorks residential courses
• Funded by Service Charities
• Free to JCP and Providers
• Coaching4Change
• Vocational assessment
What to do with your more difficult to help Veterans
Contact Details
Liz Rickaby, Director of Business Development
Mobile: 07971222935
Email:liz.rickaby@rbli.co.uk
General Enquiries
Freephone: 0800 319 6841
Email: enquiries@rbli.co.uk