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 and returner employers BT, Next and National Grid on Wednesday 26 April (9:00-11:00) for a free-of-charge Employer Insight Event in Birmingham on the topic of "Supporting Returners Back to Tech and Engineering". The event is for tech and engineering employers in the Midlands,. It is supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority and is part of STEM ReCharge, a new project funded by the Government Equality Hub. Register ASAP as places are limited.

At the event, we will explore the positive impact STEM candidates who have taken extended career breaks can have on talent recruitment and diversity and inclusion strategies. You will learn from the extensive experience of Women Returners and STEM Returners. Successful returner employers BT, Next and National Grid will cover the business benefits of hiring STEM professionals returning to work after a career break and how to set returners up for success in your organisation. You will have the opportunity to ask your questions to the speakers and to network with other returner employers. You can also find out more about the free training and support for employers available via STEM ReCharge.

Outline Agenda

09:00 Register / Tea & Coffee / Networking

09:30 Julianne Miles MBE, CEO and Co-Founder, Women Returners and Anouska Carling, EDI Lead, STEM Returners: Career Returners Context and STEM ReCharge Training

09:45 Employer Panel: Opportunities and impact of hiring and supporting returners

Laura Murphy, Snr Transformation Lead - Network Services, BT (programme manager)
Martin Wood, Director of Infrastructure Plan & Build, BT (business champion)
Caroline Bradley, Cable Engineering Manager, National Grid
Hina Bachoo, HR Advisor - Next Technology (programme manager)

Followed by Q&A with Julianne, Anouska and panellists

10:30 Networking

11:00 Close

Logistics and Registration

The event will be hosted at the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology, Holt St, Birmingham, B7 4BG.

Registration will close at midday on 25 April.

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

Target Audience

The event is for Tech and/or Engineering Employers in the Midlands. Please do not register if you are a returner, a recruitment agency or a coach.

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 a great discussion!

STEM ReCharge: Supporting Returners Back to Tech and Engineering-Birmingham