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    Dedicated Returner Programmes

    Employer-run schemes designed to support people as they transition back into the workplace after a career break.

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    Employer-run programmes

    Dedicated Returner Programmes

    Formal schemes in the fast-changing tech sector are designed to support people as they transition back into the workplace after a career break, providing the training needed to update technical skills and business awareness, and sometimes offering additional benefits. Listings below are kept current in partnership with techUK's Skills & Talent team, with each one showing when it was last checked.

    FDM Group

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    Returnship

    A seven-week training programme with specialist instruction, IT and business knowledge development, and leadership coaching, followed by placement as an FDM Consultant with one of FDM's 400+ clients for a minimum of two years.

    Verified 7 Jul 2026Find out more

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    Funding & Support

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