Makers x Deloitte: Building a Fairer Tech Future, One Engineer at a Time

 

"Diversity is at the heart of Makers, and its focus on applicants’ potential makes it a truly purpose-led organisation. It shows people how technology projects work while giving them the skills required to deliver them."

Piumi Mitchell, Head of Social Impact Partnerships, Deloitte

Featured in Deloitte's Annual Review - the UK's most ambitious government digital programme needed an inclusive resourcing approach. Here's how Makers delivered it.

The Challenge

When Deloitte was contracted by the Government Digital Service to support GOV.UK One Login - a programme to give millions of UK citizens a single, secure way to access government services; they needed a resourcing approach that went beyond traditional hiring.

The objective was twofold:

• Deliver critical national digital infrastructure, and

• Fulfill Social Value commitments by boosting regional jobs and skills in Bristol and Manchester

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The Solution

Building on a ten-year relationship that has created over 150 software engineers, Deloitte partnered with Makers to uncover talent from social mobility cold spots who had been overlooked by the traditional education system.

Local candidates were put through an intensive 16-week software engineering bootcamp, delivered by Makers. Once trained, they were embedded directly into the Deloitte GDS project team - gaining vital on-the-job experience while actively contributing to GOV.UK One Login delivery.

 

"Collaborating with Makers, we are able to engage diverse tech talent and strengthen Deloitte's commitment to Social Value. By providing the chance for Makers engineers to be deployed on GDS engagements, we could demonstrate our commitment to equal opportunity and economic equality."

Olivia Parkinson, Associate Director, Deloitte Digital

Immediate Impact. Long-Term Value.

The Makers engineers delivered immediate project value while driving long-term cultural change. They helped unify access to government services while building a sustainable pipeline of talent.

• Real-world delivery. The team helped onboard over 80 services and supported a system where more than 8.5 million users have securely created GOV.UK One Login accounts.
  
  

• Regional growth. The initiative laid the foundation for a new GDS tech hub in the South West. Nine Makers learners from the cohort secured permanent roles with GDS in Bristol and Manchester.
  
  

• Driving diversity. The partnership significantly increased equality across government tech teams, with the Makers bootcamp cohort comprising 40% women and 40% people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

 

"We were honoured to be recognised as a Social Value supplier for key GDS engagements. Our work is a fantastic example of how we're able to uncover and develop in-demand talent from underrepresented groups."

Lauralei Chapman-Ludgate, Chief Commercial Officer, Makers

Want to do the same?

From a decade-long relationship to delivering critical GOV.UK services - this partnership keeps evolving. Ready to build a team that's as diverse as it is impactful? Let's talk. makers.tech/contact