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Mothers into Work in the Media

We value your support in growing our mission to create a fairer workplace for mothers. We are creating opportunities for confidence building and opportunities to gain employment experience.

We are committed to making a difference.

For media enquiries please get in touch with us at +44 (0)77 2597 0059 or farzana@mothersintowork.com

Awards and Recognition

WINNERS for Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering for Allyship

Mothers Into Work are proud to have won the Inspiring Women in Construction award and Engineering for Allyship

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In the Media

2024 Inspiring Women in Construction & Engineering Awards winners revealed

Read the full article in Ground Engineering

Farzana Sarwar is a trailblazer in championing gender diversity and inclusion in the construction and engineering sectors. Her initiative, Mothers into Work, is dedicated to helping mothers re-enter the workforce after a career break. She is committed to transforming opportunities for mothers who have become disconnected from the workforce, establishing Mothers into Work as a national initiative to bring about this change. Sarwar’s passion and impactful efforts in advocating for women to re-enter the workforce through strategic partnerships, training programmes, career mapping workshops, mentoring, and mother-friendly placements are truly inspirational.

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In the Media

Read the full article in London Business Matters

Mothers Into Work addresses the significant challenges faced by unemployed mothers in the UK, helping companies meet their corporate social responsibility goals by adding social value and building a talent pool of employees.

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CONFERENCE & AWARDS

Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering FINALIST

We are proud to be alongside the National giant firms in construction for the Inspiring Women in Construction Awards

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how we operate

The customer journey for
mothers

Mothersintowork.com is an online platform connecting mothers to organisations offering flexible training. Mothers benefit through upskilling, job search skills, resilience , life mapping and gain confidence and valuable knowledge about companies and the workplace. Mothers contact us when they see an opportunity on a flyer for a workshop to book their place.

Mothers book their workshop place by e mail contact and attend our workshop on the day to build confidence and map their career path . This is held at the corporate workplace shown on the flyer. Lunch is provided and the workshops are free of charge to mothers.

Mother’s meet the organisation and find out about the work experience program. This enables mums to have access to workplace experiences and training delivered at their own pace, we aim to empower mothers re-entering the workforce.

Mothers receive a certificate of completion for the work experience and employer references. This will allow mothers to build up their skills at their own pace and confidently go on to find better careers with up-to-date references and certificates of completed training.

Our platform will hold and issue certificates of completion for companies who have supported mothers. Companies may wish to offer a job or internship to a mother.

how we operate

The customer journey for
organisations

We meet the company to discuss how they would like to engage and what opportunities they can offer mothers. These can range from workshops to work experience placements of 1-2 weeks or more leading to job offers.

Companies then produce a mother friendly offer in the form of a joint partnership flyer. We promote this opportunity through our networks.

We coordinate the program communicating with our partners. We deliver the confidence building career mapping mother friendly workshop on company site. We facilitate with the mothers to engage with the company and their staff on the day. Lunch is provided and the hours of the workshop are 10-2 pm.

For flexible mother friendly training experiences, (1-2 weeks) companies select from the candidates CVs to decide on which candidates are suitable for the 1-2 week work experience.

Candidates are invited to join the work experience on site and supported with a variety of shadowing and work experience opportunities. Support is given to candidates during the work experience. Lunch and travel are provided and the opportunity to be flexible with mother friendly hours if necessary.

Companies issue candidates certificates of completion and employer references to support the candidates in their employability journey.

Suitable candidates are offered jobs or further training or internships if there are opportunities available. There are no recruitment fees.

Companies meet CSR and access a diverse talent pool. Companies can use these opportunities to help support social value, positively impact in their bid applications for new work supporting female empowerment in the workplace.

We aim to raise their level of confidence about entering the workplace and in starting the journey to explore opportunities and education and to find the right fit engaging at their own pace.