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Tradeswomen Australia Backs Federal Government’s Apprenticeship and Trade Skills Push
Tradeswomen Australia today backed the Federal Government’s program to extend apprenticeship opportunities, boost national trade skills and provide incentives for people to undertake renovations or build new homes through the Home Builder Grants Program.
Development of Women’s Skills Base in Trades Would Help End Australia’s Skills Shortages
Fiona McDonald, Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia today called for all political parties, government agencies, and industry bodies to forge new positive approaches towards the engagement of women in trades to pro-actively facilitate and support women’s pathway into the male-dominated trades sector.
HEADSTART APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS
In line with the phenomenal work that Tradeswomen Australia have paved in the advocacy of young women into non-traditional roles, The Department of Education and Training’s Head Start program is fostering and mentoring young women who have dared to leap into these non-traditional jobs.
Nyrstar apologises after Facebook backlash to ‘lads and blokes’ videos for Port Pirie smelter jobs
ABC North and West SA / By Gabriella Marchant The operator of one of the world’s largest lead smelters has apologised for apprentice recruitment videos that refer to lads and blokes and…
Development of Women’s Skills Base in Trades Would Help End Australia’s Skills Shortage
Left: Susan Alberti AC, Patron, Tradeswoman Australia, Peta Murphy MP, Federal Member for Dunkley and Fiona McDonald, Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia at Frankston last Friday. The Patron of…
Development of Women’s Skills Base in Trades Would Help End Australia’s Skills Shortages
The national trade skills shortage in Australia is primarily being caused by the imbedded negative culture against women which actively discourages women from pursuing trade careers, such as building and construction.
It’s jobs, not gender wars: female tradies – The Australian 19 June 2020
Page 6 of The Australian 19 June 2020 – It’s jobs, not gender wars: female tradies
Development of Women’s Skills Base in Trades Would Help End Australia’s Skills Shortages
The national trade skills shortage in Australia is primarily being caused by the imbedded negative culture against women which actively discourages women from pursuing trade careers, such as building and construction.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON WAGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia, Fiona McDonald today said the end of wage discrimination against women, who retire on average with half the savings of men, is an issue that impacts on women and families across Australia.
Federal Government’s National Skills Training Reform Should Boost Women’s Trade Employment
Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia, Fiona McDonald said the reforms, outlined by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison today at the National Press Club, could lead to generational change and end the national embedded discrimination against women in the trades area which starts at the career advice and apprenticeship level.