VIC Premier
The Andrews Labor Government is ensuring new career opportunities for forty women who will soon begin training as municipal building surveyors thanks to funding from the
Victorian Budget 2020/21.
Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane today joined the Member for Northcote Kat Theophanous, Darebin City Council Mayor Cr Lina Messina and Darebin City Council CEO Sue Wilkinson to meet with Grace Tan one of the 40 women who will receive funding to train to become a municipal building surveyor.
The $6.3 million
Women Building Surveyors Program attracted widespread interest from councils and council staff. Of the successful applications, 28 councils have already identified a female staff member to take up the opportunity, while another 12 will recruit in coming months.
VIC Premier
The Andrews Labor Government is ensuring new career opportunities for women in local government, with applications open for the
Women Building Surveyors Program.
Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane unveiled the $6.3 million program which will create 40 positions for women looking to re-train as municipal building surveyors at councils.
Delivered in partnership with LGPro, the program announced as part of the
Victorian Budget 2020/21 offers a way for women to take up jobs supporting Victoria’s building sector with councils or a group of councils able to put forward a candidate for one of the program places.
Construction has long been a male-dominated industry, but programs like these are improving the gender balance, filling a skills shortage and contributing to a key part of the state’s economic recovery.