Women Onsite is a program of the Victorian Trades Hall Council. The mission of Women Onsite project is straightforward: to promote Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Energy jobs and skilled trades to women. This includes relevant apprenticeships and traineeships in metal trades, electrical, plumbing and engineering and tickets like forklift driving, confined spaces or solar panel construction.  

We have worked with our partners in construction, electrical, plumbing and automotive over the years to increase the number of women entering those trades but now we are changing our focus to Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Energy. There is work to be done in promoting and normalising women training and being employed in these industries.

We directly support women to remove barriers like purchasing tools or PPE, delivering job readiness and soft skills, women's rights at work training modules and helping employers and TAFEs to create safe, respectful workplaces and inclusive learning environments. We organise Try a Trade days in Manufacturing and Clean Energy where there are skills shortages with jobs waiting!

Our goal is to work with women and industries to increase women’s knowledge and create opportunities. We focus on what works, and we take an evidence-based approach to the task in consultation with tradies, employers, educators, academics, and government.

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The Women Onsite project is based at Victorian Trades Hall Council. As a central point between unions, employers, policy, and industry, we are uniquely positioned to drive positive change for Victorian women in the manufacturing and clean energy sectors.

We are not currently taking new inquiries, but complete our EOI form on this page to register when we re-open.