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<p>We have put in place a number of policies which will enable adults, including veterans,
to access training to either help them into employment or to develop their careers
whilst in employment.</p><p>Our reforms to apprenticeships will provide people of
all ages with access to top quality training and career prospects. In addition, the
government-funded and government-supported careers offer includes the National Careers
Service, which offers free careers information, advice and guidance to both young
people and adults.</p><p>The National Retraining Scheme, which was announced in the
2017 Autumn Budget, is an ambitious and far-reaching programme to drive adult retraining.
The scheme will help those who are most at risk and in precarious employment to gain
the skills they need to thrive as the economy changes. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor
of the Exchequer recently announced £100 million of new government funding, which
will allow the roll-out of initial elements of the National Retraining Scheme from
next year, and for the continued testing and development of the scheme.</p><p>We are
also funding specific schemes which provide training for veterans to become further
education teachers or school teachers. Further Forces recruits and trains service
leavers to teach science, engineering and technology in further education. There are
currently around 100 service leavers engaged in the programme, which is delivered
by the Education and Training Foundation. In 2017, additional funding of £900,000
over two years was made available to expand the programme by up to 100 further places.</p><p>For
teaching in schools, the Troops to Teachers bursary is worth a total of £40,000 over
two years and will help ex-servicemen and women make the transition to the classroom.
It is available to veterans who study for an undergraduate degree with Qualified Teacher
Status in England in a priority subject.</p><p>This is in addition to the work that
the Ministry of Defence undertakes to help veterans into work and new careers.</p>
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