Lieutenant Colonel Richard Jones TD MA Employer Engagement Lead Army West Midlands

What is AFEP ( Armed Forces Employment Pathway) 1.Jobs Fairs within Army Reserve Centres around the region.(2 per month in 2016) 2.Load Job Seekers and students from job fairs onto the next available Exercise Reserve Challenge. (4 to be held in 2016) 3.Successful candidates begin process of joining the Army Reserve. 4.We arrange job interviews and unpaid work placements for successful candidates with businesses local to their area or of interest to them. 5.Supportive Employers include JLR, Mouchel, Wabtec, Pertemps, Carillion and many more. 6.Candidates find enduring employment and join the Reserve.

FOE 2016 EX Reserve Challenge dates : March April June Sept 2016

1.A fun 2 ½ day Exercise with the Army 2.Leadership Training in a team 3.Survival training 4.Command tasks 5.Learn how to plan in a military style 6.Receive a full Military report you can add to your portfolio 7.Opportunity's to have job interviews with Supportive companies ( JLR, Mouchel, Pertemps to name a few!) What is Exercise Reserve Challenge?

What the Army does – Army 2020 Protect the UK Fight’s the UK’s enemies Prevent conflict Deal with disasters CapacityBuilding ContingencyOperations UK resilience and engagement

What does a Reservist bring to your party? engineers engineers logisticians logisticians communicators communicators medics medics mechanics mechanics drivers drivers analysts analysts engineers engineers logisticians logisticians communicators communicators medics medics mechanics mechanics drivers drivers analysts analysts Hard Skills team work team work leadership leadership planning planning project management project management problem solving problem solving values values confidence confidence can do can do team work team work leadership leadership planning planning project management project management problem solving problem solving values values confidence confidence can do can do Soft Skills

Training Commitments - Minimum Army 28 days RN 24 days RM 35 days RAF 35 day

What we asking our reservists to do? Training One drill night a week Training weekend every 2 months Annual Deployment Exercises (summer camp) of 15 days. Often training with ‘paired’ Regular units with access to the latest military equipment On operational deployment 1 year in every 5 for 6 month deployment Other shorter term (2 weeks to few months) Mobilisation ‘voluntary’ and intelligent Notification minimum 9 months

Offer to Employers Financial support. Up to £500 per month for employers who have allowed Reservists to deploy on Operations. Developing new relationships. Employer Engagement Cells set up nation wide to keep employers informed. Developing mutual benefit. Leadership training coupled with skills training such as driver training, IT training, Medical training etc. Transferable skills. Reservists receive training in transferable skills that could cost a Company over £9000.

Offer to Reservists and families How we will value our reservists Improving the Reserve Experience and Career Pay, Pension, Bounty and Paid Leave Standard learning credits

Army Reserve Pay Private (trained) up to £56.95 a day Lance Corporal up to £61.71 a day Corporal up to £76 a day Sergeant up to £86.88 a day 2 nd Lieutenant £62.69 a day Lieutenant up to £83.29 a day Captain up to £ a day Tax free Bounty each year up to £1706

Army Mobilisation Mobilisation liability cycle: 1 year in every 5: Dependant on current operations Mobilisation ‘voluntary’ and intelligent Notification minimum 9 months Standing tasks and operations, Defence Engagement and Contingent operations

W Mids Employer Engagement Initiatives Ex Reserve Challenge Ex Midland Leader Jobs Fairs at Army Reserve Centres in partnership with Job Centre Plus Military open days at large football clubs and Universities.

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