Armed Forces: Recruitment

(asked on 12th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions has he had with senior representatives of Capita on a strategy for reintroducing face to face recruitment for the armed forces after the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 18th May 2020

As part of the Recruiting Partnering Project contract the Army has with Capita, plans to restart face to face recruitment are progressing, with Assessment Centres due to open again in June. Recruitment processes are being reviewed and improved to incorporate lessons learned from recent virtual operations including compliance with Public Health England guidance.

Until then, candidates applying to join the Army can continue to progress much of their application online, with virtual support provided by both military and Capita recruiters.

Encouragingly, the number of Regular soldier applications to join the Army were at their highest in six years for the month of March.

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