Training Support Business Wins at Armed Forces Awards Wales
A Swansea-based business that provides training support to the unemployed and ex-Forces personnel is celebrating after receiving the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) silver award at the Armed Forces Awards Wales event on Thursday (1 December 2016) at a ceremony held at Cardiff City Stadium.
Aartic Training Group, which was the only training provider in Wales to have been given this prestigious award, provides numerous training services and specialist academies to those looking to gain new skills to secure long-term employment. The company was set up by brothers Antony and Adrian Rabey, who both served in the Royal Logistic Corp in the British Army.
Their time in the army saw them assigned to many theatres of operation and were active as trainers and mentors in many military training environments. They both completed their careers in army recruiting teams.
The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) encourages employers to support defence and inspire others to do the same. The scheme includes bronze, silver and gold awards for employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
Antony Rabey, director of Aartic Training Group, said:
“We are thrilled to receive the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme silver award and to gain this recognition amongst some of the most respected people in the forces. We have worked extremely hard since establishing Aartic Training Group and do as much as we can to get those who have left the forces to get good quality and fulfilling jobs through top quality training.
“The Armed Forces Wales Awards is a really inspirational event. We have now made it our mission to receive the gold award in the future as we continue with our services to help ex-service personnel make a positive transition back into every day life.”