We need more joined up thinking to harness the skills of veterans
Posted on January 15
UKIP Veterans Spokesman, Mike Hookem MEP has welcomed proposals by the Gatsby Foundation to retrain members of the armed forces as FE teachers, saying; "it has long been UKIP policy to keep the valuable skills veterans have acquired in the public sector."
The scheme, funded by the Education and Retraining Foundation and the Gatsby Charity Foundation, expects to retrain 110 military service leavers over the next 18 months in areas such as science, engineering and technology.
Speaking of the teacher training initiative, Mr Hookem said, "members of the armed forces pick up a great deal of expertise and experience during their service, much of which is currently lost to the public sector when troops return to civilian life."
"As a nation we should be harnessing this experience for the public good and allow veterans to continue their public service in civilian life.
"Initiatives such as this also aid the transition between service and civilian life, which some members of the armed forces can find incredibly difficult."
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