Open University and other online resources Careers support for military veterans with a disability

Lots of organisations offer online resources to help and support veterans looking for work. We've listed many of them here, along with Open University (OU) links which all students can access.

In addition to online resources, your local Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Job Centre and Job Centre Plus should be able to offer specific advice from an Armed Forces Champion and/or Disability adviser.

Open University online resources

As an OU student you have access to all of the resources offered by the Careers and Employability Service, your Student Support Team and our full range of topics available in the Help Centre. We've listed some specific articles that may be of particular use to you here.

• OU Disabled Veterans' Scholarships Fund

  Providing disabled armed forces veterans injured in or due to military service, access to free OU education.

• OU Disability support

  Helping OU students with disabilities to get the most out of their studies

• Explaining a disability when applying for jobs

  How and when you should disclose a disability to prospective employers

• Equality and diversity in the workplace

  Help if you're worried that your age or disability might affect our chances of getting a job

• Your career planning guide

  Our guide to help you through your career planning process

• Make work experience work for you webinar

  Covering what work experience is, how it can benefit your career journey, developing a bank of resources to help you with your placement search, and how and when to disclose a disability.

• Selling your skills to employers as a military veteran webinar

  Focused on helping military veteran students identify how their military experience could be translated into transferrable skills for the workplace.

• Veterans Employment Transition Support (VETS) panel sessions

  A series of discussions with VETS on making connections and reframing disability during your career.

Military career programmes and schemes

There are many companies who run programmes specifically for military veterans and/or target military veterans in their recruitment. These links will take you to those organisations' websites.

• Barclays Military and Veteran Outreach

  See Barclays AFTER programme supporting the transition into civilian life, and their Military Talent Scheme (MTS) for veterans in their Resettlement period.

• Step Into Health

  Programme to help military veterans to work in roles with the NHS.

• Walking with the wounded - Employment Support

  Supporting veterans into work after military service.

• Amazon Military Programme

  Military programmes and job opportunities with Amazon.

• FDM Ex- Forces Programme

  Provides opportunities for ex-military to train in IT and business.

• Deloitte Military Recruitment

  Programme promoting military into the wider business world.

• EY Military Recruitment

  Provides support for those starting work in professional services.

• Lloyds Military Network

  Supporting veterans in insurance.

• MI5 Opportunities

  Provides opportunities in intelligence.

• Fujitsu Defence Opportunities

  Military programmes for the IT services sector.

• Network Rail Armed Forces

  Unique opportunities to explore across Network Rail.

• JP Morgan Military Transition Program

  Dedicated military programme developing skills and experience for full-time opportunities.

Setting up your own business

The following links may be helpful if you're a veteran who is considering starting your own business.

• Royal British Legion employment support

  Help with setting up a business for veterans

• Heropreneurs

  A charity that helps current and former service personnel start their own businesses

General sources of help

These links will take you to organisations offering general advice and help for veterans, many of them include specialist help regarding careers and employability.

• The Forces Employment Charity

  Information, advice and help for veterans around employment, job fairs and support

• Careers Transition Partnership

  Includes resettlement guides, industry guides, vacancies and job fairs

• Poppy Scotland

  Career support services to military veterans based in Scotland, including opportunities for training grants if from a low-income household

• Walking with the wounded

  A military charity providing employment programme opportunities to unemployed veterans and specialist career support and programmes for veterans living with mental health conditions

• Veteran Owned

  Directory of veteran owned organisations - also good portal for networking

• Salute My Job

  Vacancies, offer advice and work with employers

• Veterans Gateway

  General contact for organisations supporting veterans

• Officers Association

  Employment support and networking events for ex-officers

• TechVets

  Organisation supporting veterans into information technology and cyber security careers