The Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity were also active during the first week of March, promoting Women in Construction Week. The annual campaign raises awareness about the achievements of women in construction roles and advocates for equal opportunities within the industry. More information on the campaign and how your organisation can support Women in Construction is at www.constructionindustryhelpline.com/ women-in-construction-week.html In Connections we regularly shine a light on our female talent by featuring articles, interviews, and expert insights from our project managers, engineers, designers and other skilled teammates. In this issue we are proud to introduce Chloe Armstrong , a former apprentice who now has a lead role within our gas team – you’ll have read more about her story on page 9. By giving visibility to all those who contribute to our success, we hope to inspire more women into our industry. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) sets out our ambitions to shape a more diverse and inclusive future for people and businesses in our sector, which you can find here .
Natasha Clarke , people director, commented:
International Women’s Day is a day to take stock and reflect on achievements towards gender parity across the board. Whilst female talent must be nurtured throughout the year, IWD is another way to shine a spotlight on positive female role models doing brilliant things so that those new to the industry are inspired and can see a clear, achievable career path. As a business with a female managing director, this is especially important. Change is happening in the utilities and construction sector but there’s still a way to go and that’s why it’s so important to Inspire Inclusion. We’re set to face huge talent shortages in the next decade, and encouraging more female talent is one way to address this. Raising awareness of the huge range of career opportunities is essential in making females feel included.
This year, almost 30 per cent of Aptus Academy candidates are female, studying for apprenticeships and qualifications covering everything from utility design and business administration to project management. We’d like to see this grow even more in the years to come. We still have work to do to encourage and support more women in site-based roles but we’re moving in the right direction.
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