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Women in Construction Action Network

Background

The Women in Construction Action Network (WiCAN) provides valuable access to training that will help to facilitate ‘job readiness’ and proactively encourage network opportunities for women working in the construction industry. It also provides a valuable source of information for those women wishing to find out more about entering the industry. The WiCAN Website has been developed and is managed by CCI following four successful years of The Women & Work: Sector Pathways initiative, supported by ConstructionSkills from 2008-2011. The WiCAN network aims to help get women into work in construction, but also to aid women already working in the sector to get further training in order to develop their careers. 

 

Low cost training opportunities are now available from September 2011 and include:

 

1. Building Effective Relationships

Learning how to deal with different types of people can often be a challenging process.  It can mean the difference between success or failure in any given task in a highly pressurised business world.  Learning how to manage your relationships effectively can help to reduce stress, improve productivity levels and create a happier working environment.

This workshop will focus on:-

  • The origins and complexities of different people and personality types
  • Learning how our response can affect their behaviour
  • Responding effectively in difficult situations
  • Sharing ideas and practical tips to use straight away

2. How to Improve Your Career Prospects

 

A major stepping stone is the ability to accurately self-assess aspects of your employability and skills set.

 This workshop will focus on:

  • Finding  out what your unique learning style is and how this may impact upon your career
  • Enabling you to make an informed choice to generate your own individual career path
  • Share ideas and practical tips, to use straight away

3. Effective Leadership Skills

Being an effective leader of large or even small groups of people is an essential life and career skill which can often make the difference between success or failure in both projects and companies.  Effective leadership skills also play a vital role in impacting upon workforce retention and motivation levels

This workshop will focus on:

  • Knowing Thyself as well as knowing others that work with you
  • Learning how to lead a team and remove potential negative blocking behaviours
  • Learning how to provide positive feedback in all contexts
  • Share ideas and practical tips, to use straight away

To get into the main website, click here, Women in Construction

 

For any queries on opportunities available to you and the costs involved, please email Lisa Worrall on lisa.worrall@ccinw.com

  

Featured Sections

The Women in Construction Action Network (WiCAN) provides two LOW COST online training courses of £250 per user:

 

1. Contract Practice and Law

Content in this online training course includes;

Reasons for a contract, contract law, law of tort, procurement methods, standard contracts, obligations of the parties, assignment, architects instructions, commencement, completion and delays, materials on/off site, rights and responsibilities, determination, dispute resolution, financial matters, interim/final payments, loss and expenses.

 

2. Construction Technology

Content in this online training course includes;

Functions of buildings, forms of construction, performance of buildings, basic beam design, column design, continuous slab and beam design, formwork, foundations, cross wall construction, Insitu RC, introduction to RC slabs, laminated timber frames, metal decking, structural steel frames, fire protection, sustainability, plant and equipment, introduction to CDM regulations, Health & Safety through the CSCS Card System.

 

For further information about these courses and/or to register your interest, please email Lisa on lisa.worrall@ccinw.com  or telephone Head Office on: 0161 295 5076.

 

 

For further details please contact Lisa Worrall on lisa.worrall@ccinw.com or Telephone Head Office on: 0161 295 5076.

Relevant Documents

This is the Executive Summary of the report for the Phase 2 Evaluation of Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative  (WWSPI) commissioned by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.  The overall findings of the surveys on Phase 2 of the WWSPI revealed a highly successful training programme that benefits both employers and participants, with high levels of participant satifaction.  Women learners reported that they had gained significantly in terms of employment progression and qualifications as well as benefiting from advanced levels of skills and abilities.  Paticipants also reported improvements in their attitudes towards their job, employer, career progression and training and the construction industry sector.  For a full copy of the very sizeable report, please email Lisa Worrall on lisa.worrall@ccinw.com

 

Download the summary of the report here: Executive Summary