Life Chance Recruitment – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) – Page 2 – News and updates from the Going Forward into Employment scheme, providing life chance opportunities across the Civil Service

Why would Defra hire people with convictions?

karlharvey1, 9 February 2024 - Ex-offenders, Lived Experience, Prison Leavers

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 …

Realising the potential of Military Spouses and Partners in the Civil Service

karlharvey1, 22 January 2024 - agreatplacetoworkforveterans, Spouses & Partners, Veterans

Military spouses and partners can experience real impact on their lives and those of their families during or after military life. We want to make sure that being a military spouse or partner does not create a barrier to a …

Opening a wealth of opportunities for a successful career in the civil service.

karlharvey1, 27 December 2023 - #GFIEsuccessstory, Life Chances, Movement to Work

The Civil Service currently has over 20 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 …

No matter what walk of life you come from, you can make a difference!

karlharvey1, 4 December 2023 - Care Leavers, Life Chances

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, and who face barriers to employment, with opportunities …

Prison Leaver Recruitment in the Civil Service

karlharvey1, 16 October 2023 - #GFIEsuccessstory, build capability, Inclusion, levelling up, Life Chances, Lived Experience, Prison Leavers, Social mobility

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 …

A complete guide to GFiE - Care Leavers

Andrew Ashworth, 5 July 2022 - Care Leavers, levelling up, Life Chances

Here we provide a full guide to recruitment through Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) for Care Leavers. What is this scheme? The GFIE Care Leavers scheme is a pilot working with a small number of Local Authorities to match care …

A complete guide to GFiE - Carers

Andrew Ashworth, 5 July 2022 - Carers, Inclusion, levelling up, Life Chances, Uncategorized

Here we provide a full guide to recruitment through Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) for Carers. What is this scheme? This scheme is a partnership between GFiE and Carers Trust. It is available across the civil service, year round and …

A complete guide to GFiE - Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers

Andrew Ashworth, 5 July 2022 - agreatplacetoworkforveterans, Life Chances, Uncategorized, Veterans

In this blog we provide a full guide to recruitment through Going Forward into Employment for Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers. What is the scheme? Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) provides innovative approaches to recruitment, which provides people from …

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