Paid training for women in construction
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CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors is building on its commitment to an equitable construction industry where women fully participate by offering a paid three-week training course and an offer of employment for successful participants.
The CPB Contactors Women In Construction preemployment program is suitable for those who love a collaborative team environment, have a practical can-do attitude and are motivated to learn.
No previous experience in the construction sector is required.
The four-step program is centred around classroom study, on-the-job learning and establishing a long-term career:
- Fundamentals: Participants take part in a paid 3-week pre-employment training program that will introduce them to working on a construction project and explain the fundamentals of the industry.
- Employment: Successful participants will receive a permanent offer of employment for an apprenticeship role on a CPB Contractors’ project.
- Work and learn: Participants will complete a paid apprenticeship and obtain a Certificate III Civil Construction – Plant Operations.
- Construction career: Participants are supported and encouraged to continue their construction career working across CPB Contractors’ projects.