Access Op ASCEND: Empowering veterans and their families for career success

Op ASCEND is a free, government-backed employment service that supports veterans by providing career advice and helping them connect with veteran-friendly employers.

From:
Office for Veterans' Affairs
Published
27 February 2025
Employment, education and training:
Transition support, Career advice and support for jobseekers, Starting a business and Education and other training
Families and children:
Support for spouses and families
England:
North East and Yorkshire, North West, Midlands, East of England, London, South West and South East
Northern Ireland:
North (Coleraine Area), South (Portadown Area), East (Holywood Area) and West (Enniskillen Area)
Scotland:
The Southern Uplands, The Central Lowlands, Grampian Mountains and Northern Highlands, Hebrides and the Northern Isles
Wales:
Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East and South Wales West

About Op ASCEND

Op ASCEND is a service that provides free employment advice from specialist-trained advisors. Through one-to-one support, they can connect veterans and their families to their network of veteran-friendly employers based in high-demand sectors.

Support includes:

  • CV-writing and interview preparation
  • advice on entering new sectors, such as energy, data and digital, telecommunications and construction
  • tips on how to navigate recruitment schemes run by veteran-friendly employers
  • access to employment fairs
  • advice on retraining or setting up a business

They also welcome contact from employers looking to attract veterans to their workforce and make the most out of the skills they have to offer.

The service is delivered by the Forces Employment Charity, with funding from government.

Get in touch with Op ASCEND

By phone

Phone: 0121 262 3058

By email

Email: [email protected]

Online

Website:

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Published 27 February 2025
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