Since its launch just over two years ago, we’re delighted that the site has proved a popular tool for Service leavers, enabling you to manage your own resettlement and career transition activities, and we’ve now added even more great features along with a fresh new look. Here’s what you’ll find...
Cobra
Cobra is a key source of information and advice for those considering starting up a business in the UK. From writing a business plan to expanding an existing business, Cobra contains around 4,000 fact sheets, market reports, contacts, and sources of funding and support.
CTP Video Library
This new library contains over 500 video clips providing advice for your career change and job search. These videos give you the latest views from the people who matter - employers!
Career Assessment Activities
You may have already completed this section of the website, but if you have yet to do so, take a look at the new and improved format of these activities.
Spending some time going through the various activities will enable you to establish what you want from and what you can offer to potential employers, and to collate information and evidence about your past achievements, strengths and drivers, enabling you to market yourself confidently and complete a strong CV or application form.
The activities are:
What matters most to you?
Values and Drivers | Time to consider...
Thought Provoking Statements | Finding job satisfaction
Define your Interests, Skills and Strengths | Your track record
Review Your Key Achievements |
| Understanding what motivates and drives you in both your working and private lives will help you to make key decisions about your future. | Completing a number of thought provoking statements will be enable you to start thinking about your resettlement aims and objectives, and identify areas of key importance to you. | Examining your interests and skills will help you to identify overlaps between the two; these are your strengths and are what makes you the perfect candidate for potential employers. | Revisiting your past achievements will not only help you to articulate your transferrable skills to potential employers, but will also provide insight into your future potential, and highlight areas in which you can succeed. |
When you have completed these Career Assessment activities you may wish to discuss your reports with your Career Consultant.
Plus
Stay organised with the Resettlement Tracker to chart your progress, Shortlist to save details of courses and workshops you’re interested in booking, and Resettlement Checklist to create a personalised to-do list using articles of interest on the website.
Your myPlan account will be created and activated during your Career Transition Workshop with the CTP – and you can now also activate your account via smartphone. If you’re already registered with the CTP, click Login at the top of the page and choose the Activate option.
If you do not yet have an account, please contact the Central Employment Team on 0121 236 0058 or email [email protected]
When your account is activated, simply login via the homepage of the CTP website and get started!