Explora Foundation is proud to receive the Ministry of Defence's 2024 Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for providing ongoing support to the Armed Forces Community.
The Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme acknowledges those organisations who actively demonstrate support to the Armed Forces Community.
Explora Foundation has won this award for delivering forces-friendly initiatives in the workplace.
To receive the Gold Award, the Explora Foundation has had to
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Employ at least one member of the Armed Forces Community.
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Demonstrate support for our service personnel issues.
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Actively communicate and uphold a positive stance to our employees.
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Show flexibility towards annual training and mobilisation commitments of our Reservist employees and support the employment of Cadet Instructors, Armed Forces Veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick) and military spouses/partners.
One recipient of the Explora Scholarship Fund, who attended the event, is Captain Dave Henson, ex-Royal Engineers.
Dave successfully completed his PhD in Bioengineering at the Imperial College London. He is now also, a Trustee of our Registered Charity, the Explora Scholarship Fund.
Dave stated “It is fantastic to see the values and standards of our Armed Forces echoed and respected in industry through this public signing of the covenant; a public recognition of the inherent transferable skills and wealth of knowledge held in the personnel of our military".
A promise by the nation.
To those who proudly protect our nation, who do so with honour, courage, and commitment, the Armed Forces Covenant is the nation’s commitment to you.
It is a pledge that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society they serve with their lives.
We, the people, recognise this duty to you who so bravely do yours.
The Covenant
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from
the nation to those who serve. It says we will do
all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and
not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives. This includes offering injured servicemen and women and bereaved families extra support where appropriate.
