Re-entering the job market after caregiving, software tester here

I stepped out for 8 months to care for a family member and now want to return. I have been taking an online course. Are there returnship programmes?

Refresh the main tools of your field with a few tutorials. It builds confidence.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 8 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.