Case study: Army Families Federation

The Army Families Federation (AFF) is the independent voice of Army personnel and their families and has a specific employment platform to help spouses and partners of UK military personnel.

Forces Families Jobs (FFJ) is an online employment and training platform which connects military spouses and partners with Armed Forces-friendly employers and training providers, following feedback that they had experienced difficulties in accessing employers who understood the nature of service life. The employers who advertise their roles on FFJ have all signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and all training providers are either signatories or have demonstrated their support to the Armed Forces community.  

FFJ is delivered by the Tri-Service Families Federations. This has enabled them to discuss spousal employment challenges with employers who sign up to FFJ to ensure that they understand the challenges spouses and partners face and how they can better support them, including potential changes to HR policies and processes.

The Open University’s (OU) free to use OpenLearn platform is featured on the FFJ website under free training courses, which can give learners experience of the OU’s online education.

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