The Albanese Government is supporting local efforts to boost women's workforce participation in the clean energy sector with today's launch of the Powering Her Pathways project in Morwell.
The project is receiving almost $1 million under the Albanese Government's $60 million Building Women's Careers (BWC) program to support industry organisations in the Gippsland region to help attract and retain women in clean energy jobs by embedding gender-inclusive policies and practices in their workplaces.
With women comprising only 16 per cent of the energy sector workforce and six per cent of energy trade apprentices in training, projects like Powering Her Pathways aim to support industry to address this imbalance and unlock more skilled workers.
The Powering Her Pathways project will:
- deliver tailored training, create pathways to skilled clean energy jobs, and equip employers to implement best practice gender-inclusive environments;
- work to break down the barriers women face in their clean energy careers, from awareness and recruitment, to retention, training and workplace culture; and
- tackle structural challenges in training environments and help build inclusive, equitable workplaces.
Powering Her Pathways is a regional initiative led by Tradeswomen Australia in partnership with Engie and Gippsland TAFE.
The Albanese Government's Building Women's Careers (BWC) program drives structural and cultural change and seeks to improve women's access to flexible, safe and inclusive training and work opportunities in the male-dominated sectors of construction, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and digital and technology.
