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Employment and training

Support

Support to help you find a job is available from a wide range of organisations.

Public sector recruitment sites

  • Jobcentre Plus - guidance and search for nearest Jobcentre
  • Myjobscotland - vacancies in education, local authority, emergency services, charity sector
  • Teach in Scotland - guidance on becoming a teacher, returning to teaching or transferring your teaching qualifications

Charities and organisations

  • Civvystreet - the Royal British Legion’s employability site providing online support for service leavers, veterans and your family
  • Forces Recruitment Service (FRS) - ex-military recruitment specialists
  • Poppyscotland - help service leavers and veterans into work through Employment Support Grants, Lifeworks courses and Employ-Able programme
  • Recruit 4 Spouses - employment support for spouses of military personnel
  • RFEA (The Forces Employment Charity) - life-long support, jobs and training for service leavers and veterans
  • Salute my Job - help ex-service personnel, including reservists, into employment and provide consultancy, recruitment and training services to employers
  • TechVets - helping service leavers and veterans into cyber security and technology
  • XMR - recruitment agency for ex-military personnel

General recruitment sites

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment agencies work on behalf of employers to find suitable candidates to fill their vacancies. Some recruit for specific sectors, such as catering and others are more general. You can register with an agency to help you find a job. Search online for recruitment agencies in your area or use the agency search Agency Central.