A Gloucester-based company is offering 50 fully-funded places for veterans to attend its virtual Cyber Academy workshop.

Raytheon UK is offering online workshops which focus on training those with no previous experience in coding, but who are passionate about protecting the UK in the digital age.

Raytheon UK's workshops aim to help address cyber security gaps and strengthen the UK's cyber capabilities.

James Gray, managing director for cyber, space and training at Raytheon UK said: "We are keen to provide our military veterans with a glimpse of what it is like to work with Raytheon UK's cyber team, where our innovation protects against the most complex threats and vulnerabilities."

The free multi-course training programme course, delivered in partnership with the University of Texas, is available to UK veterans and includes classes tailored to all different stages of an individual's cyber security journey.

Mr Gray continued: "We are particularly proud to offer these free cyber training opportunities to veterans as they transition to the next stage of their lives.

"With the support of charities like the Career Transition Partnership, Royal Air Forces Association, and SSAFA, the armed forces charity, we hope to leverage the unique skills and experiences of veterans in the vitally important area of cyber security."

To complete the course and receive their certificates, veterans will be given an exercise in which they are tasked with securing a target system using the knowledge that they gain throughout the workshops. These skills will put them in good stead for a future career in cyber.

Veterans that successfully complete this year's workshops will be invited to a meeting hosted by the Raytheon UK team to hear first-hand what it is like to work in the cybersecurity sector and what a career at Raytheon UK looks like.

If you are a veteran interested in registering for the workshops, please email corporatecommunications@raytheon.co.uk.