5 days ago
Event will promote military skills to Lincolnshire employers
An event demonstrating the value of military skills in the workplace is to be held as part of Armed Forces Business will offer presentations and talks to companies and organisations from across Lincolnshire, encouraging them to hire event will be held at the Officer's Mess at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham on 25 Ley, South Kesteven District Council's armed forces champion, said it would be a "golden opportunity" to combine support for businesses and ex-military personnel across the county.
The event is being run by the district council, the Ministry of Defence and the Business Unfinished council, which holds a gold award under the MoD's defence employer recognition scheme, employs former military personnel as bin collectors and in grounds maintenance.
'A good work ethic'
At the event, veterans who run their own businesses will be sharing their journeys from deployment to members of the military will be at the event, giving talks about how their skills can benefit organisations when they end their attending will hear how hiring military reservists can unlock training benefits worth up to £10,000 for Greater Lincolnshire Defence and Security Cluster (GLRDSC) will explain how businesses can access defence budgets so they can secure defence Free served in the Army for 30 years before joining the University of Lincoln, where he is now deputy vice chancellor (regional engagement) and chair of the Free, who finished his service at the rank of major general, described members of the forces as "technical, skilled people" with a "good work ethic".He added that they were "quite a rich source of well-qualified people to take into businesses".
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