Sixty funded Women in Construction scholarships are up for grabs, but you’ll have to be quick and apply today!
The Institute of Applied Technology – Construction (IATC), in conjunction with TAFE NSW, Western Sydney University, and CPB Contractors, is offering 60 funded places for women construction workers.
The scholarships come at a time when the construction industry in Australia is facing a shortage of over 100,000 workers, according to IATC. The courses take eight weeks to complete and provide industry-specific skills recognised as evidence of competence. They can be completed online or face-to-face:
• Project Management Foundations in Construction
• Introduction to Project Scope Management in Construction
• Project Risk Management in Construction
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management in Construction
• Quality Management in Construction
• 2D CAD Drawings and 3D Models in Construction
• Introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Construction
• Microsoft Office Foundations in Construction; and
• Power BI Fundamentals in Construction.
Successful applicants will be offered a pre-class connection session to meet other women and visit a construction site in Sydney.
However, eligibility to apply for a scholarship depends on the completion of two free two-hour microskills courses of which there are six to choose from: Introduction to contract administration in construction; Introduction to digital skills in construction; Introduction to project management in construction; Introduction to sustainability in construction; Introduction to women in construction; and The Role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in construction.
You have until 5pm today (7 May 2024) to apply.
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Desi Corbett
Desi is the Editor of Concrete in Australia and at the helm of our magazine for 8 years. She was behind the Institute's weekly news bulletins from 2016-2021 and is now writing our focused news items. Desi has been an engineering news and features journalist/editor across all disciplines since 2013 - part of a 30-year career writing for a wide range of industries.