Safety scholarship for women in construction

Site Safe has announced a brand-new scholarship specifically for women in the construction industry

The scholarship was announced at the Women in Construction Forum in Christchurch and is designed to help women advance in the industry by fully funding their study towards the Certificate in Construction Site Safety.

Site Safe Chief Executive Alison Molloy said it was for women who want to “be the best that they can be” and become leaders who inspire others to see the benefit of a safe, healthy workplace.

Stephanie Cerpa received a general Site Safe scholarship in 2015 and is now working as a health and safety manager at Contract Construction in Christchurch. Stephanie said gaining the certificate had undoubtedly helped advance her career.

“It meant that I got where I wanted to be sooner rather than later. Getting the scholarship was so exciting, because it gave me a high-quality health and safety qualification, which means employers know that I’ve had that core training,” she said.

“The courses I took for the certificate were relevant to the challenges that I face all the time and the trainers were really passionate about what they were teaching.”

Applications open 1 July 2017 and close on 1 September 2017. For more information visit www.sitesafe.org.nz.