Whether it will provide information on the number of veterans it has helped enter employment since November 2018, broken down by financial …

The Scottish Government greatly values the skills and experiences that veterans can bring to employers and to their communities across Scotland when they leave the Armed Forces. Employability services are provided by a mixed economy of public, third and private sector providers and we do not currently collate information on the number of veterans specifically helped into employment through our employment support services.The NHS Scotland Armed Forces Talent Programme (AFTP) is a recent example of specific employment support to Veterans. It is an NHS Scotland-wide recruitment initiative for the armed forces community, which supports service leavers, veterans, spouses, partners, dependants, reservists, cadets, and cadet forces adult volunteers to enter the NHS Scotland workforce. The AFTP maps key workforce needs and existing pathways to the available skills, experience and aspirations of the Armed Forces Community in both clinical and non-clinical roles alike.The Scottish Veterans Fund continues to fund projects supporting veterans into employment. We are currently funding the Forces Employment Charity to help Early Service Leavers find employment; Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company to run enhanced manufacturing traineeships for veterans; and Salute my Job’s Career Jumpstart project which aims to reskill veterans into high demand areas of employment.We continue to make progress in increasing the number of veterans employed within the Scottish Government and recently carried out a successful recruitment exercise of veterans under the Civil Service's Going Forward into Employment scheme.