How can you access and support the 75,000 UK STEM professionals on caring-related career breaks?

Join return to work experts Women Returners and STEM Returners to benefit from FREE Career Returners Recruitment and Inclusion Training for tech and engineering employers in the Midlands and North of England. The event is relevant for organisations of all sizes, including start-ups and SMEs. It is funded by the Government Equality Hub.

The online training programme of 3 x 1-hour modules is designed to help you create a returner-inclusive workforce. By attending the sessions you will:

Understand the full business case for hiring returner talent and how to get wider business buy-in
Learn about the different Return to Work Pathways that have proven to be effective, including returnships
Understand how to attract returners to STEM and how to de-bias your selection and assessment processes to enable returners to be successful
Find out how to effectively structure onboarding and transition support for STEM candidates returning from a career break and how to train and support their line managers

If you cannot attend all the modules live, they will be recorded to enable you to listen at a convenient time.

1) Make the Business Case for Tech/Engineering Returners and understand Return to Work Pathways - Tuesday 27 June, 12pm - 1pm

2) Create De-Biased and Supportive Recruitment Processes for returners, including flexible hiring and overcoming sector-focused recruitment challenges - 4 July, 12pm to 1pm

3) Effective On-Boarding for returners to STEM through tailored induction, manager training and a returner support team - 11 July, 12 - 1pm

The Career Returners Recruitment and Inclusion Training is part of STEM ReCharge, a new project for 2023, funded by the Government Equality Hub. Register ASAP as places are limited.

Logistics and Registration

The training will be delivered via Zoom. Joining instructions will be sent 48 hours before the session.

Registration for the training will close on 25 June.

Please ensure all colleagues are registered individually. Attendance will not be permitted unless you have registered for the training in advance.

Target Audience

The event is for Tech and/or Engineering Employers in the Midlands and North of England. Please do not register if you do not employ people in these sectors/regions or if you are a recruitment agency.

Questions?

Contact stemrecharge@womenreturners.com with any questions or if you would like to find out more but are not available this time.

For more details on STEM ReCharge, including the support available to returners, see here

We look forward to supporting you to hire high calibre and experienced returner talent!

Career Returners Recruitment and Inclusion Training for Employers