The Civil Service currently has 23 Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) Life Chance Schemes in operation across Government, using innovative approaches to recruitment and providing Individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, who face barriers to employment, with opportunities and …
Lizzie Chatterjee, Deputy Director for Trade Strategy and Implementation at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), shares her personal experience as a GFiE buddy to a prison leaver. One of the highlights of my professional life is to …
Fiona Ryland, Government Chief People Officer shares her recent experience from a visit to HMP Standford Hill, and her commitment and support for Prison Leaver Recruitment in the Civil Service. I recently visited a Prison with colleagues from the Going …
In this article we provide a full end to end guide to recruitment through Going Forward into Employment for those leaving prison and with lived experience. What is this scheme? Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) provides innovative approaches to recruitment, …
A complete guide to Going Forward into Employment What we do The Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) Team works across the UK with a range of partners to match people who may not otherwise consider a role in the Civil …
Could you become a Business Mentor and have a positive impact on helping support Prison Leavers through challenges & into employment? Well if so then Going Forward into Employment has a great opportunity for you! Going Forward into Employment have …
As the Going Forward into Employment community continues to grow, we meet some of those people who have set up schemes over the last year. Glenda Devonald launched a life chances scheme in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial …
When we provide a Life Chance opportunity under Going Forward into Employment, we encourage investment in our colleagues. One such way departments support this ambition is through the use of Apprenticeships, helping to provide qualifications, support and training for the …
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our followers a Happy New Year In our first blog of 2021, we reflect back on our journey in 2020, meet our latest team member and look forward to the …
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Going Forward into Employment is a government wide scheme aimed at providing life chances for people through the provision of opportunities in the civil service.
