# Success stories

From organisations to individuals, hear the stories from those that matter about how lives and workplaces have changed as a result of the Tech Returners programme.

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  **Franco’s story: The transformational power of Tech Returners**  
  Tech Returners isn’t just a coding refresher programme. It’s an unique opportunity for individuals seeking to relaunch their tech careers and, in many cases, turn their lives around.  Not many […](/content/success-story/francos-return-to-tech/index.html)
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  **More than diverse tech talent: 3 ways Booking.com sees value in Returners**  
  “Tech Returners has been a step change in how we access gender diverse talent.” Hearing these words from Austin Sheppard, CTO, VP of Engineering at Booking.com, one of the world’s largest […](/content/success-story/3-ways-booking-com-sees-value-in-returners/index.html)
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  **Hayley’s story: More than just tech**  
  Hayley is one of our amazing Returners who completed the Your Return to Tech programme and secured a Software Engineering role at On The Beach. Here, she shares her experience […](/content/success-story/hayleys-return-to-tech/index.html)
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  **Checkout.com and Tech Returners: Mariano, Senior VP of Engineering shares his reasons for investing in Returners**  
  Mariano, VP of Engineering at Checkout.com, praises the Your Return to Tech programme and explains his reasons for investing in Returner talent.](/content/success-story/checkout-com-and-techreturners/index.html)
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  **Huma’s story: Engineer, Entrepreneur and Mother**  
  Despite having more than 10 years international experience in software engineering, Huma was facing barriers when trying to return to tech after her career break. Despite being determined to get […](/content/success-story/humas-return-to-tech/index.html)
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  **Daemon and TechReturners: The Daemon team talk the value of Returners**  
  Chris Mackenzie, Head of Talent at Daemon championed the Tech Returners programme within his organisation and now sees his tech teams enjoy the impact building a diverse team with experience. […](/content/success-story/daemon-and-techreturners/index.html)
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  **Saira’s story: From seeking asylum to success in tech**  
  Saira’s return to the tech industry more complex than most. Fleeing an abusive relationship and seeking asylum in the UK, she joined a ‘Tech Returners’ programme to refresh in coding […](/content/success-story/sairas-return-to-tech/index.html)
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  **#IReturnedTo: Meet Returners Maya, Sukirti, Laura and Shahana**  
  Every engineer that completes our Your Return to Tech programme brings with them a wealth of experience when they get back to their tech career. But when Returners are at […](/content/success-story/i-returned-to/index.html)

> "During my 10 year gap I sometimes dreamt that I was back working as a software engineer and I often woke up disheartened, as I always felt that I had reached a point of no return. But my dream turned into a beautiful reality."