Dstl is committed to continuous professional development, nurturing of talent and is therefore proud to support and lead an initiative on this.STEM Futures is an alliance of partners, each committed to recruiting, retaining and jointly developing the very best STEM talent. Our Partners are from industry, government and academia.Offering diverse experiences, from “blue skies” research, to working at the forefront of innovation in concepts and technology, our careers will promote prosperity. It’s all about nurturing a united culture of innovation that’s open to new ideas and ways of working. We are partnering to develop science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills, through the whole span of people’s careers (from new starters to those wanting a later skills refresh). We will support this with higher apprenticeships, traditional degrees and PhDs.Together, we are future-proofing critical capabilities in the following areas:• WOME (weapons, ordnance, munitions & explosives)• Cyber• Data science/analytics• Quantum technologies • Robotics & autonomous systems (RAS) and artificial intelligenceWe are also interested in people who have a STEM qualification and have had a break in their career, and are running a recruitment campaign to encourage and support them back into the workplace.