VALUES
Support
We support our returners, clients, and the STEM sector to create a fair sector for all.
Trust
We advocate for our returners, provide feedback, and do what we say we will.
Equity
We believe inclusion is creating equity for everyone, we support all returners and challenge bias in all its forms.
Moral
We are driven to do the right thing and challenge individuals and industry to do the same.
STEM Returners was founded in 2017 in response to a growing skills gap in UK STEM industries. We discovered a recruitment system that is broken, contributing to a shocking lack of diversity in STEM organisations.
We provide STEM professionals with a supported route back into the career they worked hard to build, through partnering with STEM organisations to run paid, short-term returner programmes. Plus offer advice, career coaching, networking opportunities and mentoring to ensure they are ready and confident to return to an equitable and inclusive STEM sector.
Returners can be any age, ethnicity, come from any background, taken a career break for any reason, and importantly can have any length of break on their CV.