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Females in Trades

Overview

Women Building Australia aims to encourage women to enter the industry, sets the foundations for a successful career, provides support to achieve their goals, celebrates their success through telling their stories, and generates role models to motivate more women to enter the industry.

Women Building Australia Job Seeker Handbook

The handbook below for has been designed to assist women in getting a better understanding of the building and construction industry and its career opportunities.

An extensive selection of roles in the industry are highlighted, identifying what the role is, the requirements of the role and what it helps to be good at to be successful. Also included are current supply, future demand and average salaries for each role, and the various pathways into those roles.

Throughout the handbook we feature case studies of women at various stages of their careers in the building and construction industry. These include their pathways into the industry, and the challenges and rewards they have experienced. We hope you find their stories inspiring!