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About the Career Transition Partnership

The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is a specialist resettlement programme designed to help people leaving the armed forces find civilian employment. The support on offer usually depends on how long youve served.

A brief overview of the support available is outlined below.

For full details, go to starting your resettlement and enter your circumstances.

To gain access to CTP services, you need to be registered. If youre not registered and are still serving in the armed forces, contact your localservice resettlement adviser.

If youve served for over 6 years or have been medically discharged

If youve served for over 6 years

Youre entitled to access the Core Resettlement Programme (CRP).

TheCore Resettlement Programmeis available from 2 years before discharge and 2 years after discharge.It entitles you to up to 35 days of graduated resettlement time prior to discharge. This is time allocated to take part in resettlement activities. The number of days youre entitled to depends on how long youve served, up to a maximum of 35 days for those that have served 16 years or more.

If youve been medically discharged

If youve been medically discharged, youre entitled to access the Core Resettlement Programme no matter how long youve served.

If further support is required, youre also entitled to accesstheCTPAssist programme.

If your medical condition means you cannot access resettlement support immediately, you can defer support for up to 2 years after discharge and, in extreme cases, resettlement provision may be transferred to your spouse.

If youve served for 4 to 6 years

Youre entitled to access the Employment Support Programme (ESP).

Youre not entitled to graduated resettlement time. However,you may be able to attend training events on a standby basis, which youll need to pay for yourself.

Youll also have access to a comprehensive database of job vacancies throughCTPRightJob, many of which are available exclusively to service leavers. Employment advisers are on hand to assist.

If youve served for less than 4 years

Youre entitled to access CTP Future Horizons, which is open to early service leavers across all services.

You should be registered with the programme automatically on being discharged. If youre unable to visit one of the locations above, an employment adviser will be in touch following your discharge to discuss your support needs.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact CTP Future Horizons.

If youre wounded, injured or sick

If youve been medically discharged and have been deemed to face significant barriers to employment, you will be entitled to access to the CTP Assist programme.

Find out more about CTP Assist.

If youve left the armed forces for more than 2 years

If you left the armed forces over 2 years ago, learn more about finding an ex-military job after leaving the armed forces.