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Celebrating the women shaping our region

by 9th April 2020

At the beginning of March West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association linked up with West Midlands Women’s Voice to take part in an event to celebrate the women defining our region. ‘Celebrate the roaring West Midlands’ was a day of inspirational panel discussions and presentations to explore and recognise the diversity and strengths of women’s experience across business, arts, culture and sport,…

Cadets, Community Engagement, Latest News, West Midland RFCA

Celebrating the success of the Cadet Expansion Programme

by 27th February 2020

The Government’s Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP) has successfully delivered the ambitious target of 500 parading schools across the UK, six months earlier than the proposed timeline. Originally launched in June 2012 by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, the programme aimed to deliver 100 new cadet units in English state-funded schools by September 2015. Following its initial success the Government committed to…

Cadets, Combined Cadet Force, Latest News, West Midland RFCA

Employers set their sights on top Defence awards

by 26th February 2020

Our Association’s Employer Engagement team delivered two separate Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Workshops during January for those employers who submitted expressions of interest for the silver and gold level awards under the scheme. This years’ workshops were kindly supported by Bryan Alexander from the Career Transition Partnership, Inspector Lucy Sewell from Warwickshire Police and Stephen Lees from Jaguar Land Rover.  Both organisations are…

Employer Engagement, Latest News, West Midland RFCA

Carl Chinn’s guided tour for Gold Alumni

by 19th February 2020

On 29th January West Midland RFCA hosted their annual Gold Alumni Association (GAA) event. This year the event was held in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter with a private tour provided by local historian Carl Chinn. Our GAA is now made up of 17 companies who have met all of the criteria and been awarded one of Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Awards. Of the…

Armed Forces Covenant, Employer Engagement, Latest News, West Midland RFCA

Coventry City Football Club formally sign the Armed Forces Covenant

by 14th February 2020

Coventry City Chief Executive Dave Boddy joined Royal Naval Reserve Commander Phil Sparke on the pitch to sign the Armed Forces Covenant at half time during their club’s match against Portsmouth Football Club. In October 2019, Coventry City FC became only the second major club in the West Midlands to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.  In doing so, they committed written pledges of…

Armed Forces Covenant, Community Engagement, Employer Engagement, Latest News, Reserve Forces, West Midland RFCA

New Year’s Honour for RFCA Board Member

by 29th January 2020

Education and Employment Colonel (Ret’d) George Marsh MBE TD DL was educated at King Edward’s School in Birmingham and Sheffield University. Following which he went into a career in construction and is now chair of Arden Estate Partnerships based in Coventry and providing estate solutions to the healthcare sector. He has been involved in education governance for 30 years, formerly as Chair of…

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