INDUSTRY CAREERS TO BE PROMOTED

IAgrE have announced that they will be supporting the Armed Forces National Transition Event to be held at Silverstone on 24 February 2025, where the organisation will be signing the armed forces covenant at an official signing ceremony.

There will also be a We Are Land-based exhibition stand provided by the Land-based Engineering Training and Education Committee (LE-TEC), where visitors can learn more about a career in the land-based industry. As part of the LE-TEC collaboration, IAgrE say they will be promoting recruitment, training and education for people working within all sectors of agricultural and land-based engineering.

In its 6th year the event brings together service leavers, veterans, reservists, spouses and partners and family members to aid successful, sustainable transition and networking opportunities, recognising, demonstrating and celebrating the value of the Armed Forces.

Using the backdrop of the Silverstone race track, the event gives people a way to find out about careers and roles across different industry sectors.

New for this year is an invitation for 16 to 18 year olds cadets to come along and hear about the opportunities open to them in the job market, apprenticeships and training.

IAgrE CEO Charlie Nicklin said, “This event provides a fantastic opportunity for service leavers to connect with employers, support services and government agencies to explore diverse career opportunities and network with 100’s from across industry and government.

"Land-based engineering can offer service leavers careers at all technical levels, whether it’s diagnosing and fixing faults on sophisticated tractors to keep customers running, through to designing and developing new generations of farm machinery with global manufacturers. There are so many transferable engineering skills from military equipment which can be applied to farm machinery.

“A career in land-based engineering is fast-moving, challenging and above all rewarding, knowing that you’re playing a part in feeding the nation” he added.