Women into Construction CIC

Introducing the Women into Construction – Wates Group Employment Programme 3!

Women into Construction are working in partnership with Wates Group to offer women, resident in Coventry, an exciting new employment programme.

The six-week programme, starts at the end of January 2024 and includes construction related training with The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL), CSCS card, two week work placement at one of Wates’ key sites and support to apply for job opportunities. There will also be 121 support from WiC, including childcare and transport costs.

Join us on 17th January, 10am, in Coventry for an Information and Selection Day where you will hear more about the programme and meet the teams from WiC and the Wates Group.

Visit the link below to register:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-central/

Work placements are an invaluable opportunity for women on our employment programmes to gain valuable insight into what it is like to work in the Construction industry.

Recently participants on the Women into Construction Employment Programme in the North East have finished placements in roles including Joinery, Engineering, Site Management, Social Value, and Customer Service!

A big WiC thank you to Places for People, Countryside Partnerships, EQUANS, and RED Engineering Design for offering these great placements!

It is time for another Journey into Construction!

We are so proud of Hewan Bisrat who, following a fantastic placement with Bouygues Construction as part of the Women into Construction Kensington & Chelsea Employment Programme, was able to secure employment with Guildmore Ltd. as a Resident Liaison Officer!

Read about Hewan's story below:

https://women-into-construction.org/hewan-resident-liasion-officer/

As part of our third Women into Home Building Programme Cohort, 22 amazing women started their work placements this week. Based on nationwide sites, the women will all gain valuable insights into the Site Manager role as well as gain on site experience.

Yesterday WiC met up with two of the cohort, Manisha Pearce and Chantelle Williams, at St. Modwen Longbridge West site, formerly the home of MG Rover. This was kindly facilitated by Paul Daniels, Project Manager and Rachel Doherty, Learning and Skills Advisor, to enable us to see the site and find out how the women are getting on and hear what they have been up to so far.

Huge thanks as always to our partners on this programme HouseBuildingCareers, Barratt Developments, Bellway, Cala Group Limited, Hill Group UK, Keepmoat, Persimmon Homes, Redrow, St. Modwen Homes & Vistry Group!

We are very proud to have just completed our fifth Women into Construction Young Adults Programme in partnership with High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd).

This fifth programme saw 15 women undertake construction-related and employability skills training as well as participate in a two week work placement with HS2 in arrange of departments.

A huge WiC thank you goes to HS2 Ltd, in particular Beatriz Ramos Albert and Julie Venn-Morton and The Digital College for their support in delivering this impactful programme and of course the women who were just fantastic!

To read more about the programme click the link below:

https://women-into-construction.org/creating-purposeful-partnerships-with-hs2/

Creating Purposeful Partnerships with HS2! - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction Our fifth Women into Construction Young Adults programme, in partnership with HS2, culminated in a fantastic Celebration Event recently. Held at the HS2 Snow Hill offices in Birmingham over 35 HS2 employees joined WiC and the programme participants to reflect and applaud the achievements of the wome...

It’s time for another Journey into Construction, a series which showcases the pathways our WiC participants take, as they enter the world of Construction.

Today we are thrilled to bring you Andrea’s story…

Andrea was referred to WiC by her Department for Work and Pensions - DWP work coach following conversations where she expressed a desire to understand more about opportunities within Construction.

Andrea was based in East Anglia which made her a perfect candidate for our East Anglia Hub which is run in partnership with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of Work & Pensions, Hill Group UK, Morgan Sindall Construction, Lovell Partnerships Ltd and Clarion Futures.

Following a one-to-one session with WiC Project Co-ordinator, Jade Jenkins, we introduced Andrea to Morgan Sindall’s Senior Site Manager, Danny Branson following which we enrolled Andrea on the CSCS and Banksperson training which Andrea passed with flying colours!

We are delighted that Andrea was offered the role of Banksperson with Morgan Sindall Construction! Read more about her story below:

https://women-into-construction.org/andrea-banksperson/

We would like to wish Andrea lots of luck and thank Morgan Sindall Construction for all their continued support. We would also like to thank Hays for the support they gave Andrea throughout the process.

Andrea - Banksperson - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction In July 2023, Andrea was referred by her DWP work coach to WiC following conversations where Andrea expressed a desire to understand more about opportunities within Construction. Andrea had been working as a personal care assistant but had previously acquired a wide range of skills in Construction a...

Huge thanks to our Members Berkeley Group, Carmichaeluk , Citizen, Kier Group & Willmott Dixon for supporting our recent Job Shop event!

21 women joined WiC Project Managers Anna Walterskotter and Steph Sheppard who were all able to hear from the participating Members and understand more about the types of roles available. The event also gave 6 women the opportunity to talk about their achievements and career aspirations – a moment that always makes us very proud!

We caught up with one of the participating women who said; ‘'Thank you for the wonderful event. It was so helpful to hear from employers as well as wonderful women from different areas.’

Anna also told us after the event; ‘What a great line up of employers with such a wide variety of job offers as well as opportunities for work placements and graduate programmes. Thank you so much to them all!’

Our Job Shops are designed to connect our WiC Corporate members with women who have graduated from our programmes and are looking for employment. It's a great opportunity and we are always grateful to our Members for supporting us to deliver the events.

Our 3rd Cohort of the Women into Home Building started their Online Insight Week this week!

The group of 22 women are from a range of backgrounds including those with construction-related degrees, those working as trades, mothers returning to work and those looking to move industries and utilise upon their transferable skills – it is our biggest Cohort to date and we would like to thank HouseBuildingCareers Barratt Developments Bellway Cala Group Limited Hill Group UK Keepmoat Persimmon Homes Redrow St. Modwen Homes and Vistry Group for their support in delivering this fantastic programme.

So far the women have been introduced to the Home Building sector from Redrow, a workshop showcasing NATIONAL HOUSE-BUILDING COUNCIL (NHBC) and what they offer and an insight into Bellway's Health and Safety. The rest of the week encompasses CV workshops from Barratt, sustainability from Bellway, Modern Methods of Construction from Vistry, Confidence and Resilience Building from Keepmoat as well as interactive Site Manager activity sessions from The Hill Group and opportunities to meet employees from Bellway, Hill Group and St Modwen Homes.

We caught up with one participant who told us; ‘ Thank you for arranging an extremely informative and engaging session Steph. Truly it was so interesting. You know zoom sessions can be so boring but I was on the whole time and I’m learning so much. Brilliantly arranged and you’ve managed to have all the right people. My masters degree didn’t teach me as much as these two days lol.’

Next stop – the two-week work placements which will be happening at sites across the country!

WiC have been busy in the North East delivering the training part of the Women into Construction Employment Programme.

A speed interview event concluded the three week training course delivered with our programme partner Gateshead College

The speed interview event was held directly with the participating employers - not an easy task as can feel daunting but the women were all fantastic! The employers were very impressed and are all looking forward to working with them during the upcoming work placements.

The three week training period also included helping build confidence and resilience skills, creating impactful CVs, asbestos awareness training, a week exploring trades such as Joinery and hard skills, a site visit to get to grips with bricklaying and the all important CSCS cards!

The women have started their work placements this week EQUANS-Group, Jewson Places for People, RED Engineering and Countryside Partnerships in and around the Newcastle area.
We look forward to seeing how the women progress throughout their work placement period!

The third Cohort of the Women into Home Building Programme is underway!

The programme, delivered in partnership with HHouseBuildingCareersBBellway HomesBBarratt DevelopmentsCala Group The Hill Group KKeepmoatPPersimmon HomesRRedrowSSt. Modwen Homes& Vistry Group, started with a great Online Information session and Virtual Site Visit.

35 women attended the event, which gave them an opportunity to hear from each company and understand what site management involves.

Huge thanks to Emily Langston, Assistant Site Manager, Vistry Group who spoke about her Journey into Construction. It was clear to see how much she thoroughly enjoys her role and a takeaway from her was that no two days are the same!

We look forward to the Online Insights Week starting in November.

Huge thanks to The Digital College for helping us deliver a great week of training as part of the Young Adults Employability programme, run in partnership with High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd).

15 women took part in a week of hybrid learning with WiC and The Digital College, topics included:

- Introduction to the Built Environment and Construction

- Deep dive into the roles available within Construction

- Confidence and resilience building workshop (full day)

The second week of training finishes tomorrow and the women will be starting their work placements on Monday!

Are you interested in hearing more about the Women into Home Building Programme?

If the answer is yes, come along to the Online Information & Virtual Site Visit Event on 17th October. Registration closes at 5pm on Monday 16th October:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSbE7AfMtYhlYgPZF3Bd7wiIZaRMhZy6bIlVB4Bvb_tOHTDQ/viewform

Women into Home Building Programme - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction WiC are thrilled to have partnered with the Home Builders Federation and 9 major homebuilders to create a new programme, with the aim to recruit women into Site Manager roles.

It was fantastic to see 11 eager women join us at the information session for the Women into Construction Employment Programme in the North East last week!

We were joined by representatives from our six employment partners Countryside Partnerships, EQUANS-Group, Jewson, Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc. Places for People and RED Engineering Design who gave the women a great insight into the companies and roles they offer within Construction.

Huge thanks go to our Programme partners Gateshead College, Build NE Department for Work and Pensions - DWP, North of Tyne Combined Authority and Newcastle City Council for their support.

There is still time to join the programme, registration ends at noon on Thurs 5th October:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-north/

As part of Women into Construction’s continued partnership with High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd), we were excited to hold an information session at their Snow Hill offices on Wednesday 20th September, to launch our next Young Adults Employability Programme.

Hosted by WiC Project Managers, Steph and Anna, the event was attended by 21 women all interested in finding out more about the 4-week programme and the opportunities available upon participation. Our new Operations Director, Dee Aylett-Smith, also attended as she was keen to meet the women too!

Steph kicked off the event by introducing WiC and explaining more about the programme, including details of the construction related training which will be delivered by The Digital College. Beatriz Ramos Albert, the HS2 project lead, then took to the floor to introduce HS2, provide an overview of what their works, currently the largest infrastructure project in Europe, entails and also showcased the types of roles that are available during work placement.

We were also extremely lucky to have 2 guest speakers; Susan Bridges, Senior Stakeholder Manager and Amanjeet Sangha, Assistant Project Manager, who spoke about their careers to date and their current roles within HS2 as well as how they will be supporting the women whilst on placement. Amanjeet is a WiC alumni from our first cohort so it was particularly great to hear about her progression in the last three years.

Special thanks, as always, to Julie Venn-Morton for her continued support.

We look forward to updating you on our new cohort's achievements once we go live with the programme on 2nd October!!

Huge thanks to our participating employers Hill Group UK, Lovell Partnerships and Morgan Sindall Construction for their support of the Women into Construction East Anglia Employment Programme.

As part of the programme these fantastic employers are offering a two-week work placement in Construction related roles!

The programme is open to ALL woman aged 16+ who are resident in the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

We are holding three information events and site visits across the region:

Colney, Norwich: Tuesday 3rd October 2023 11am – 2pm

King’s Lynn: Wednesday 4th October 2023 11am – 2pm

Cambridge: Thursday 5th October 2023 11am – 2pm

To register for one of these events, please click below:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-eastanglia/

This week is National Inclusion Week, a week to celebrate inclusion and inclusive workplaces.

As an organisation, we firmly stand behind this year's theme of and as we move into our 15th year will continue to support our Corporate Members, and the industry as a whole, to showcase itself as being an amazing and inclusive career opportunity for women.

Click the link below to read more:

https://women-into-construction.org/supporting-national-inclusion-week/

Final call for women interested in the Women into Construction Programme in the North East!

WiC are working with Gateshead College, Build NE, Countryside Partnerships, EQUANS-Group, Jewson, Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc. and RED Engineering Design to bring women, who are resident in the North of Tyne region, a six week employment programme.

Open to all women aged 16+, the six week programme starts on 9th October 2023 and includes:

- Construction-related training delivered by Gateshead College including CSCS card

- Work placements with participating employers in areas such as Document Controller, Project Administration, Site Management and Trade based positions.

- 1-2-1 support provided by Women into Construction.

Join us on Wednesday 27th September 2023, 11am in Central Newcastle for an information session to find out more. During the information session, you will be able to meet representatives from both WiC and the participating employers.

Register via the link below:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-north/

Are you interested in joining the Young Adults Employability Programme, in partnership with High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd)?

If the answer is YES!, register to attend the information session by Monday 18th September at noon!

During the information session on September 20th, you will hear how this programme will allow participants to explore the diverse careers available within HS2 and you’ll also be able to meet representatives from both WiC and HS2.

Click the link below to register!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWPLyc5RPloY7__zaUTIrdWm5VXEDOwd28wZ1msiJdgnmxKQ/viewform

Are you a woman in East Anglia who is looking for an exciting new opportunity?

WiC are working in partnership with Department for Work and Pensions - DWP, Hill Group UK, Morgan Sindall Construction, Lovell Partnerships and Clarion Futures to offer women in East Anglia an exciting programme of employment support for the region.

Cohort 3 of the Women into Construction East Anglia Employment Programme launched last week and we have three exciting information events & site visits available:

Colney, Norwich
Tuesday 3rd October 2023 11am - 2pm

King's Lynn
Wednesday 4th October 2023 11am - 2pm

Cambridge
Thursday 5th October 2023 11am - 2pm

The programme, also supported by Anglia Ruskin University Degrees at Work and Hays Recruitment, commences on 30th October and includes:

- Online Insight Week including Level 1 Health & safety and CSCS card

- Work placement at key construction sites across the country

- 1-2-1 WiC support including travel and childcare expenses

- Three mentoring sessions with participating employers

To join the programme, you must be aged 16+, resident in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and be able to commit to training and work placement dates.

Register below!

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-eastanglia/

East Anglia - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction WiC Employment Programmes in the Eastern region. You will find information about current and future programmes on the page.

Calling all women looking for a new opportunity!

WiC, alongside HouseBuildingCareers are working with Barratt Developments, Bellway Homes, Cala Group, Hill Group UK, Keepmoat, Persimmon Homes, Redrow, St. Modwen Homes and Vistry Group to bring a nationwide programme to women aged 18+*, with the aim to help them build the foundations to a fulfilling career in home building!

The third of our uniquely funded full-time, three-week programmes will commence in October 2023 and includes:

- w/c 6th November: Online Insight into Site Management Week – 5 days of online training
- w/c 13th November: Two-week Work Placement at a site-based location near you
- Full 1-2-1 support, provided by WiC, including childcare & transport costs whilst on placement

To apply, or to register, for the Online Information & Virtual Site Visit Event on 17th October, visit https://women-into-construction.org/women-into-home.../

Women into Home Building Programme - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction WiC are thrilled to have partnered with the Home Builders Federation and 9 major homebuilders to create a new programme, with the aim to recruit women into Site Manager roles.

It has been a busy few weeks for WiC with Programme launches!

We are running a series of exciting regional and nationwide employment programmes with employers, associations and training partners over the next three months.

To find out more, click on the below link where you will find details of our current programmes, including application forms and details of how to register for information sessions.

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/

Women into Construction | Employability Programmes See the latest employability programmes from Women into Construction.

We are excited to launch the third Cohort of the Women into Home Building Programme today!

WiC, alongside HouseBuildingCareers are working with Barratt Developments plc, Bellway Homes, Cala Group, The Hill Group, Keepmoat, Persimmon Homes, Redrow, St. Modwen Homes and Vistry Group to bring a nationwide programme to women aged 18+* , with the aim to help them build the foundations to a fulfilling career in home building!

The third of our uniquely funded full-time, three-week programmes will commence in October 2023 and includes:

- w/c 6th November: Online Insight into Site Management Week – 5 days of online training

- w/c 13th November: Two-week Work Placement at a site-based location near you

- Full 1-2-1 support, provided by WiC, including childcare & transport costs whilst on placement

To apply, or to register, for the Online Information & Virtual Site Visit Event on 17th October, visit https://women-into-construction.org/women-into-home-building-programme/

We are very excited about this programme and hope to inspire lots of women to enter this amazing sector!

*other eligibility requirements apply, please see website for details.

Huge thanks to our participating employers Countryside Partnerships, EQUANS-Group, Jewson, Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc. & RED Engineering Design for their support of the Women into Construction Employment Programme in the North East.

As part of the programme these fantastic employers are offering a two-week work placement in roles such as Document Controller, Project Administration, Site Management and trade based trainee positions!

The programme is open to ALL woman aged 16+ who are resident in the North of Tyne region.

Join us at an information session on Wednesday 27th September, 11am in Central Newcastle to find out more!

To register, visit our programme page:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-north/

Calling all women in East Anglia!

WiC are working in partnership with Department for Work and Pensions - DWP, Hill Group UK, Morgan Sindall Construction, Lovell Partnerships and Clarion Futures to offer women in East Anglia an exciting programme of employment support for the region.

We are delighted to announce that Cohort 3 of the Women into Construction East Anglia Employment Programme is launching today and we have three exciting information events & site visits available:

Colney, Norwich
Tuesday 3rd October 2023 11am - 2pm

King's Lynn
Wednesday 4th October 2023 11am - 2pm

Cambridge
Thursday 5th October 2023 11am - 2pm

The programme, also supported by Anglia Ruskin University Degrees at Work and Hays Recruitment, commences on 30th October and includes:

- Online Insight Week including Level 1 Health & safety and CSCS card
- Work placement at key construction sites across the country
- 1-2-1 WiC support including travel and childcare expenses
- Three mentoring sessions with participating employers

To join the programme, you must be aged 16+, resident in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and be able to commit to training and work placement dates. Please register using the below link:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-eastanglia/

East Anglia - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction WiC Employment Programmes in the Eastern region. You will find information about current and future programmes on the page.

As many of you will know we have been working with HouseBuildingCareers , Barratt Developments, Bellway Homes, Cala Group Limited, Hill Group UK, Keepmoat, Persimmon Homes, Redrow, St. Modwen Homes and Vistry Group to deliver three Cohorts of the Women into Home Building Programme.

We are delighted to have delivered two of these Cohorts which have resulted in six women securing roles with participating employers and the wider construction industry, with applications and interviews for others still in progress!

Read our reflections of Cohort 1 and 2 below:

https://women-into-construction.org/9433-2/

Breaking news - Cohort three of the Women into Home Building Programme will be launching on Thursday 7th September so please keep an eye on our Programme page and socials for more details!

Women into Home Building Programme - reflecting on the success of the first two Cohorts - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction As we plan to open applications for Cohort 3 of our 2023 Home Builders Federation (HBF) ‘Women into Home Building‘ collaborative programme, we reflect on the successes from this initiative so far…

WiC are working with Gateshead College, Build NE, Countryside Partnerships, EQUANS-Group, Jewson, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure and RED Engineering Design to bring women, who are resident in the North of Tyne region, a six week employment programme.

Open to all women aged 16+, the six week programme starts on 9th October 2023 and includes:

- Construction-related training delivered by Gateshead College including CSCS card
- Work placements with participating employers in areas such as Document Controller, Project Administration, Site Management and Trade based positions.
- 1-2-1 support provided by Women into Construction.

Join us on Wednesday 27th September 2023, 11am in Central Newcastle for an information session to find out more. During the information session, you will be able to meet representatives from both WiC and the participating employers.

Register via the link below:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-north/

Celebrating success in Kensington & Chelsea!

WiC recently hosted another great Celebration Event at The Skills Centre, Earls Court to applaud the successes of our Women into Construction Kensington and Chelsea Employment Programme, delivered in partnership with Ardmore Group, Bouygues, Durkan, Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team, Mitie, Thames Water, United Living GroupUnited Living Group & Walter Lilly and training partner The Skills Centre.

Head to our website https://women-into-construction.org/celebrating-success-in-kensington-chelsea/ to read about the fantastic programme and if you would like to register your interest for Cohort 2 in Spring 2024, head to the link below:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-london/

Celebrating success in Kensington & Chelsea! - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction WiC recently hosted another great Celebration Event at The Skills Centre, Earls Court to applaud the successes of our Women into Construction Kensington and Chelsea Employment Programme. It was also an opportunity for our women and employers to share some insightful feedback about the programme incl...

Did you see that we launched the Young Adults Employability Programme, in partnership with HS2 last week?

Riswana joined our HS2 Cohort in January 2023 and we're thrilled that, with the support of WiC Project Manager Steph Sheppard and Project Coordinator Jade Jenkins, Riswana has secured an Engineer role with Mott Mcdonald!

Read about Riswana's Journey into Construction below:

https://women-into-construction.org/riswana-engineer/

If you feel inspired to find out more about the Young Adults Employability Programme, starting in October 2023, visit our programme page:

https://women-into-construction.org/programmes/programme-page-central/

Riswana - Engineer - Women Into Construction | Changing The Face Of Construction Read about Riswana's Journey into Construction with HS2