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Online IT course for women returning to work praised

02/02/2012 Online IT course for women returning to work...An online course for women in science, engineering and technology jobs (SET) that helps them return to work after a break has been praised by one of its organisers.

Run by the UKRC and Open University, the course aimed to address the issue of the large number of women who fail to return to their career and stem the gender gap in the industry.

While many participants returned to their SET career, author of a report into the course, Clem Herman from the Open University, said that many 'soft outcomes' also came about from the project, such as increased confidence and self esteem.

"The assumption is that such soft outcomes are the first step towards a return to work, and indeed some women explicitly recognise the link between these and their eventual return to employment," Ms Herman wrote.

She added that while funding for the course has been cut, the two organisations are working to continue support for women in a different way.

"We have seen initiatives come and go, but individual women at different points in the life course are still facing the same issues, and many of them need structured support if they are to successfully return to their ICT roles," she remarked.

A quarter of women taking the course returned to their career and 30 per cent went on to seek career progression. 


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