Training plays a huge part in every Reservist’s career, whether it’s in the classroom, on exercise or at the two-week ‘annual camp’ (the continuous training session Reservists attend each year). As their employer you get to benefit directly as your Reservist employee will constantly be learning new skills and acquiring new abilities which you can put to good use in the workplace.
Substantial gains for employers
The Reserve Forces provide a rich variety of training courses. Some training is compulsory for all service men and women, regardless of rank, other training is undertaken in order to help them acquire specific trade skills, qualifications or promotion. But whatever its main focus, it always requires them to demonstrate a range of abilities both intellectual and physical. It also helps them acquire a variety of qualities that every employer seeks in their employees: commitment, respect, integrity and discipline.
Research into Territorial Army training courses and the benefits to you
SaBRE has just released research into the financial value of the transferable skills gained through training and experience in the Reserve Forces. The research places a figure on the cost of purchasing equivalent training from a commercial provider.
Using these findings SaBRE has put together a series of Territorial Army course guides for employers which have been endorsed by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Take a look at the kind of training Reservists undertake, what it involves and what they – and you – will gain from it.