Currently less than one in 700 of electricians are women
The Electrical Contractors鈥 Association (ECA) has launched a campaign to overcome the chronic under-representation of women in the electrical contracting sector.
Former ECA president Diane Johnson 鈥 who is spearheading the campaign 鈥 told 好色先生TV just 0.14% of the electricians are women.
The 鈥榃ired for Success鈥 campaign 鈥 backed by housing association L&Q and contractors Axis, Mullalley and Smith & Byford 鈥 will provide women with a tailored two-year training course.
The initiative is targeted at disadvantaged women and will initially train up 12 long-term unemployed L&Q residents.
Launching the campaign, Johnson said: 鈥淲e need to get women into the industry. This training will give these women a skill for life 鈥 we are currently neglecting people.鈥
Participant Julie Dickman said she had been unemployed for 12 years prior to joining the 鈥榃ired for Success鈥 initiative.
Dickman said: 鈥淢ost of my family work in the building trades 鈥 I鈥檝e always been interested and I wish we鈥檇 had this scheme when I was younger.
鈥淲hen you鈥檝e been unemployed for 12 years you lose a lot of confidence, but I鈥檓 really enjoying being involved in this scheme.鈥
The scheme will give women a qualification in domestic installation. It is tailored to provide flexible training for women that fits around other responsibilities 鈥 L&Q is paying the womens鈥 childcare costs.
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