FTG Academy
Leaving the forces or blue light services doesn’t mean starting from scratch. It means building on what you already know. Explore industry-led training designed to turn your experience into real-world qualifications and get you job-ready, fast.
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THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TALENT PATHWAY
Your pathway to becoming a Project Manager.
The Forces Transition Group route into project delivery. Four steps, Three organisations, One outcome – interview ready, and job ready.
STEP ONE
START with FTG
- Work out what career options are actually open to you
- Find out when the job fairs are, and get in the diary
- Get your CV looked at properly, by people who do it every day
Nothing else you buy works until the CV carrying it is right
STEP TWO
Certified industry qualifications
- PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner the one that is actually named in the advert
- Certified ScrumMaster because half the market runs agile
STEP THREE – DIGITAL DELIVERY ACADEMY
Practical delivery training
- 36 real artefacts built on a live simulated project
- ILM Level 5
proof you can actually run the thing, not just name it
STEP FOUR – BACK WHERE YOU STARTED
Now you are ready for introductions
- Get to an FTG job fair, in person or online
- Build relationships with future employers
- Walk your CV through with them and bring it up to date
- Start booking interviews
FTG partner with you through all of it.
HOW TO SPEND YOUR RESETTLEMENT MONEY, AND YOUR ELC’S
Costs you nothing
Career options, job fair dates, and a CV that stands up
One in-year ELC
Your ELC covers up to 80%. You put in the 20% difference.
IRTS + Learning Credits
Claim both in the same year. £709 of the course covered.
Costs you nothing
Job fairs, introduction to employers, interviews booked.
Spend it once. Spend it in that order. You come our the other end with the CV, the certificates, the proof you can actually deliver – and somebody putting you in front of employers.
ILM Level 5 delivered through City & Guilds.
digitaldeliveryacademy.com
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THE DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY TALENT PATHWAY
Your pathway to a future in Digital & Technology.
The Forces Transition Group route into Digital & Technology. Four steps, Two organisations, One outcome – cloud-ready, tech-skilled, and career-focused.
STEP ONE
START with FTG
- Explore digital & tech career options open to you
- Discover where the oppertunities are, and get in the know
- Polish your CV and LinkedIn profile to stand out
Nothing else you do matters unil your foundations are right.
Career guidance, job fair dates and a CV that stands up.
STEP TWO & THREE – Symposium Academy
STEP TWO
Learn. Build. Deliver
TLM Level 3 Certificate in AWS Cloud Systems & Services
Course content includes:
- Cloud concepts & architecture
- AWS core services
- Security, networking & storage
- Infrastructure as Code
- Monitoring, automation & more
Hands-on projects include:
- Build a secure cloud environment
- Deploy a scalable web application
- Implement AWS best practices
- Capstone project to demonstrate real-world skills
STEP THREE
Certify. Validate. Advance.
AWS Certifications attained:
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate
We'll guide you through the process to use your grant, reducing the cost to you.
STEP FOUR – BACK WHERE YOU STARTED
Now you are ready for introductions
- Get to an FTG job fair, in person or online
- Build relationships with future employers
- Access live roles and opportunities
- Start booking interviews
FTG partner with you through all of it.
Job fairs, employer intros, interview support and placement guidance.
HOW TO SPEND YOUR RESETTLEMENT MONEY, AND YOUR ELC’S
Invest it once. Invest it in that order. You come out the other end with the skills, the certifications, the cloud experience – and somebody putting you in front of employers.
In partnership with Forces Transition Group and Symposium IT
academy.symposium-it.co.uk/#pathways
MORE DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY COURSES BELOW:
Cheltenham - Sept 15th
IN PERSON JOB FAIR
Click below to sign up for our Live Transition Day
FTG Online Job Fair -
Friday September 25th @1230hrs
Cheltenham - Sept 15th
IN PERSON JOB FAIR
Click below to sign up for our Live Transition Day