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Charity

Veterans into Logistics Veterans into Logistics are a non-profit organisation which has been recently formed to provide training and support, with the main aim to change the lives of ex-military personnel who need help in gaining meaningful employment.

WHAT DO WE DO? Veterans into Logistics want to make a difference to the veteran community by creating a transport and logistic pathway for veterans seeking new employment opportunities. Our objective is to train and support ex-military personnel gain the qualifications needed to increase their employment opportunities. We will work with armed forces service leavers, veterans and families who are either unemployed, on low income, been made homeless or leaving custody. All veterans are provided with one to one mentoring and on-going support to increase their opportunities for success. At present our training programmes meet the demands of the transport and logistics industry and the job opportunities this creates; we have been successful in providing training and supporting ex-military personnel into permanent employment. WHAT WE OFFER • Upskilling and Training • Potential Employment • Mentoring • On-going Support CAREER ADVICE We are on a mission to reduce unemployment and homelessness amongst the ex-

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military community by creating a pathway for veterans into the transport and logistic industry, by connecting transport and logistic companies with armed forces service leavers and ex-military personnel, we support both parties throughout every step of the employment journey. For companies, we get to understand your business, by doing so, we can find the right type of person that best suits your company. Our dedicated team of ex-military personnel offers mentoring to each candidate, supporting them every step of the journey in gaining the qualifications needed for a successful career within the transport and logistic industry.

RECRUITMENT We have an in-house recruitment team who are here to assist Veterans on the road to new employment. Whilst they complete LGV driver training we will discuss what kind of work they would like to go into, after all there are many different roles within LGV driving. We will also assist our Veterans with interview preparation if they require it, this entails CV writing, self-presentation and so on. We guarantee a first-stage interview with one of the many companies we have built relationships with, who admire the drive and skillset that ex-military personnel possess. TEAM MEMBERS Major Ian Battersby, Chair Of Our Trustees “I am a serving member of HM forces, having served for a total of 40 years. I started my career in the Army as a Gunner (Private Soldier), having worked my way through the ranks serving in the

UK, overseas and on Operations in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. I was fortunate enough to achieve the pinnacle of a soldier’s career, and finish as a Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). I didn’t feel I was ready to leave the Military at this stage and felt I had more to offer. I applied for a Queens Commission in April 2010 and was successful, so I began a new career as a Commissioned officer, where I will remain until my time runs out in September 2022. I am proud of my achievements in the army, having worked my way through the ranks from Gunner to Major. I also enjoyed mine and my families time working all over the world and living in married accommodation. I am very keen to stay involved with the forces as a form of payback for what the army has done for me and my family, and I believe working with Veterans/service leavers is an avenue I would enjoy for all the right reasons. Having recently come on board

SERVICE LEAVERS For many who serve in the Armed Forces being in the military is a structure, a family unit, a way of life. Therefore, it’s understandable that a lot of service leavers struggle to find their way on ‘Civvy Street’. THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO HELP! We work with individuals who are still serving and want to pursue LGV driver training as a career once they depart the Armed Forces. For service leavers who already hold an LGV driving licence, in order to drive a commercial vehicle a ‘Driver CPC Card’ must be obtained. Unfortunately, you can’t currently use the Enhanced Learning Creditation Scheme ‘ELCAS’ to fund your LGV driver training as it’s not considered a ‘Level 3’qualification. This is something we would like to change in the future but for now, we suggest that you try to obtain your LGV licence before leaving the military.

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