{"id":37169,"date":"2022-02-01T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=37169"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:26:42","slug":"new-female-only-engineering-program-launches-on-the-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/new-female-only-engineering-program-launches-on-the-central-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"New Female-Only Engineering Program Launches On The Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A brand-new engineering program designed to get more women into the engineering labour workforce is launching on the Central Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cGirls of Steel\u201d program will run Monday to Thursday during the school term, free of cost and will be completed over a year with flexible hours available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project-based coursework will be modelled off the Certificate II in Engineering Pathways and a Certificate I in Work Skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brendan Richards, Managing Director of The Skill Engineer, a local not-for-profit driving the program says the course aims to create tangible results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a list of local companies who have reached out and expressed interest in securing graduates from Girls of Steel to go into apprenticeships once the course finishes,\u201d Mr Richards said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already transitioned three young women into trades and are extremely proud of them. It\u2019s a great outcome for the Central Coast and these women.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of career opportunities in the engineering field and a lot of opportunity for advancement in the field once you\u2019re in there. Don\u2019t be turned off thinking it\u2019s a traditionally male dominated field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch says she is excited to see the heights the new initiative will achieve.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe know women are underrepresented in the engineering field although they are more than capable of carrying out the work,\u201d Ms Tesch said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn opportunity to study in a less male dominated and non-threatening environment I hope will encourage more women across the Central Coast to enter into the profession and upskill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Tesch said gender diversity in the engineering field is long overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is 2022 and nationally over 87% the engineering labour workforce is still men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is incredible to see free and follow-through initiatives like Girls of Steel driving the change and I look forward to seeing women in our community making the most of such a wonderful opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the Girls of Steel program can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theskillengineer.com.au\/girls-of-steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen via the Star 104.5 Player, download it now via the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/star-104-5-central-coast\/id1068731232\"><em>App Store<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=au.com.star1045\"><em>Google Play<\/em><\/a><em> and take Star 104.5 wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Images:\u00a0Pexels<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Bek Lougher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE MORE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/get-ready-to-make-a-splash-cause-there-is-a-massive-water-park-coming-to-lake-macquarie-in-2023\/\">Get Ready To Make A Splash \u2018Cause There Is A Massive Water Park Coming To Lake Macquarie in 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brand-new engineering program designed to get more women into the engineering labour workforce is launching on the Central Coast. 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