Support, Training, & Employability for Ex-services Recruitment
Supporting ex-service personnel to a better future, by realising their potential at their own pace
STEER is a Mark Wright Project Initiative
What is STEER?
STEER is a person-centred, tailored programme – to support and enable each individual in making informed choices about their future at their own pace.
STEER aims to increase ex-service personnel’s overall potential for voluntary work, employment, or self-employment.
STEER works in partnership with...
The Thistle Foundation who provides a Lifestyle Management Programme for ex-service personnel
Synergy Training - an Edinburgh based training consultancy with connections with a broad range of employers
Work Placement Host Organisations
Ex service personnel have a wide range of experiences and skills that they can bring to any workplace. However some can find the return to civilian life difficult particularly when seeking sustainable and suitable employment. Host organisations and businesses can support STEER by providing work placement/experience opportunities which help in developing important employability skills as well as vocational skills and job specific knowledge.
STEER is for...
Ex-service personnel regardless of length of service or how long they have been out the services
STEER can help ex-service personnel in
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• Identifying personal skills and attributes |
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• Recognising skills and experience gained from military service that may be transferable to and desirable for civilian employment |
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| • Assessing and evaluating personal development needs | |
| • Creating a skills profile | |
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• Constructing a Personal Employability Plan |
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| • Constructing a CV | |
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• Assessing and evaluating labour market opportunities: job searching, options and skill/career matching |
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| • Providing relevant workplace experience | |
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• Providing references from work placement or work experience employers |
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| • Building confidence and self-esteem | |
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• Business Start-up |
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• Finding worthwhile and rewarding voluntary work |
Contact Details: STEER Programme, The Mark Wright Project, 40/8 Hardengreen Business Park, Dalhousie Road, Dalkeith, EH22 3NX
David Walker, STEER Programme Leader, Telephone: 0131 654 2531,
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STEER is Funded by:
European Social Fund Fairer Scotland Fund Poppy Scotland Scottish Veterans Fund