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Home > Archives > 8th March 2021 > Northland girls can explore career path into the infrastructure industry
Northland girls can explore career path into the infrastructure industryGirls from across Northland have the opportunity at the end of March to see up close a wide range of career opportunities in the infrastructure industry, at the second Girls in Infrastructure day held this year at Golden Bay Cement. The March 30 event, will give girls from high schools across Northland the opportunity to explore the Golden Bay Cement operations, as well as hear from a range of companies and educational providers about the varied and exciting career choices available across the infrastructure industry. “The Girls in Infrastructure day is a great opportunity for our young women to see a range of career choices they may not have thought about, and to talk to other women currently in those roles about their experiences and how they ended up in these careers,” says one of the organisers of the event, Kelly Stevens, process engineering manager at Golden Bay Cement. “Having the event on site at Golden Bay, the students are able to get up close to our operations, as well as talk to our staff directly.” Arden Hermans, Ancillary Projects Department Manager from Fulton Hogan Northland, is passionate about bringing more women into the industry, herself a graduate of NorthTec’s Civil Engineering diploma. Arden helped organise a similar event in 2019 and says the feedback from girls who attended in 2019 was overwhelmingly positive. “Many had never had any exposure to the broad range of careers being represented and they said afterwards that they were inspired to find out more.” Attending the event will be a range of female industry representatives, from various trades, technical roles, health and safety, environmental planning, as well as engineers and project managers. Local companies participating include Fulton Hogan, McKay, Northpower, Golden Bay Cement, Stantec and Beca. Educational institutes attending include Northtec, Connexis, and Manukau Institute of Technology. “There are still some spaces left, so get in touch with us quickly to make sure you don’t miss out,” says Northpower training manager Mackenize Ashby. n Know teenagers that may be interested? Inquiries should be sent to mackenzie.ashby@northpower.com. Registrations close on March 12. Girls in Infrastructure is an initiative of the Northland Chapter of Women’s Infrastructure Network and is supported by Infrastructure New Zealand
The 2019 Girls in Infrastructure event was a huge success and paved the way for the 2021 event. PHOTO/FULL MOON PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN |
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