Women and Work
As part of the government funded Women and Work: Sector Pathways Initiative, ConstructionSkills helped 2,200 women to access work related training and support initiatives in the construction industry from November 2006 to March 2008.
The project has been extended for a further 3 years with £660,000 being set aside for construction in the first year.
The project helps women get into work in construction and also helps those already working in the sector to get further training in order to develop their careers.
Key goals will be to improve recruitment of women and to address retention and career progression issues within the industry.
New activity for 2008/09
- Routes to employment for women new to the sector.
- Graduates assisted by a programme of support mechanisms to aid retention within the sector and progression to professional status within a construction related career.
- Tradeswomen receiving training and support for setting up businesses and becoming self employed within the construction sector to increase their earning potential.
- Women on apprenticeships benefiting from a programme of support mechanisms to assist in retention of females on apprenticeships and thus impact on the numbers of tradeswomen in the future.
- Clerical and Admin workers receiving training and support to move into craft, technical and professional roles within the construction sector.
- Up-skilling opportunities to encourage and assist in the progression of women to a more senior role within construction.
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