Support for armed forces leavers and veterans
We'll help you make the most of your military qualifications and get into a civilian career.
Make the transition into civilian life
Leaving the armed forces is a big life change, for you and your family.
We know you’ll have lots of things to think about. You may have to adjust to a different location, settle into a fresh routine and build new relationships. Starting a civilian career is an exciting part of this journey and we’re here with you every step of the way.
Start with our military to civilian qualifications tool
Reflect on your time in the armed forces – did you earn any qualifications along the way?
Military qualifications are so valuable, and they’re your passport into a new career. Now, you need to work out how your military qualifications compare to civilian ones.
That’s where our military to civilian qualifications tool comes in handy! It displays more than 600 military qualifications and allows you to compare them against the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).
This means you can see which SCQF level a qualification broadly relates to. For example, you may have a military Award in Coaching & Mentoring Level 3. Our tool can tell you that this course relates to SCQF Level 6, which is the same as a Higher.
Wondering what the benefits are? Well, your military qualifications will stand out even more on your CV if you can relate them to an SCQF level. You'll also be able to speak with ease about your qualifications at job, college or uni interviews.
Need some support before you move into civilian life?
The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) can offer you a support programme that’s dependent on your length of service. Together with your skills, they’ll start your resettlement and prepare you for civilian life.
