Overview
Andrew Jackson from Salute my Jobs spoke at this month’s SWCSC Networking Meeting detailing the Cyber Platform for the Armed Forces Community.
About Salute my Jobs:
- Andrew runs a Social Enterprise called Salute my Jobs
- Built around the principle that there is a world out there to help people with what steps to take to get into the roles where people can fulfil their full potential
- Find your next career – supporting and training the Armed Forces Community for civilian employment
- Help them understand the types of roles that are open to them and that they can compete in good jobs in the Cyber Security space
- Cyber Security is an area of interest – helping people from military transfer from Military Security to Cyber Security
- Gap between employers, their opportunities and people in the military
- Hosting a directory for forces friendly organisations
- Companies listed in the directory and their commitments to the armed forces community (gold/ silver/ bronze)
- There has been a real fight to persuade military people that there is room and roles for them in Cyber Security
- Job searches are filtered to be most relevant to the Armed Forces Community
- Helps other organisations promote and bring together their support to the community and their offerings
- Not only to for jobs, but also other opportunities such as training courses, and scholarships from Open University (e.g., Disabled Veterans Scholarship Scheme)
- The training offered is completely free and is an online digital skillsbuild training platform, to help build skills on projects
- Helps people realise their military skills are transferrable and =that they can be ‘Tech Vets’, since their skills are improtant