Fill the Gap is an SSI program that empowers women to enter male-dominated trade industries through connecting them with training, networks and employment opportunities.
Build a career and thrive as a woman in trades
Women across the globe are stepping into the world of trades and building lifelong careers in industries once considered male-dominated.
Are you ready for a career with endless opportunities, flexibility, and job security?
Our program equips you with the skills, confidence and job opportunities needed to succeed in trade careers. Here’s your invitation to join the ranks of empowered women who are thriving in trades and join an industry ready to embrace your unique skills.
Why should you consider a career in trades?
Job security
You are entering an in-demand industry with many job opportunities. The trades industry in Australia is experiencing a skills shortage, with a shortage in 47% of occupations in trades and technicians.
The strong demand for trade jobs ensures a stable future, with employers searching for people like you to start a long-lasting career.
Diverse and flexible opportunities
Your unique skills and passions have a place in the trades industry. Trades encompass a wide range of fields, allowing you to find a career that aligns with your interests. Some trades careers also offer flexible work schedules for women seeking work-life balance.
Diverse and flexible opportunities
Your unique skills and passions have a place in the trades industry. Trades encompass a wide range of fields, allowing you to find a career that aligns with your interests. Some trades careers also offer flexible work schedules for women seeking work-life balance.
More work for women
Many employers are actively seeking women to work in non-traditional roles! With more women than ever entering these traditionally male-dominated industries, you could be part of a growing force reshaping the future of trades.
Trades at a glance
114 %
more female apprentices
than 10 years ago
2 nd
largest industry
in Australia
213,999
more skilled workers
are needed
“The construction industry is a great way to use my skillset”
We can help you kick start your trades career with:
Flexible support for women and mothers pursuing trades careers that fit into your life.
In-language support and resources in your preferred language.
Accredited training specific to your chosen industry.
Job readiness training that equips you with a deep understanding of your workplace rights and responsibilities.
Help building a strong resume.
Industry work placements that could lead to traineeships, apprenticeships, or jobs.
Your career journey with SSI
Our Connecting Women to Trades program is offered in the epicentre of infrastructure growth in south and southwestern Sydney. Providing tailored support for those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, your customised career roadmap will help you to enter and thrive in male-dominated trade industries.
Your journey to a career in trades
1. Engagement
Meet with us so we can understand you and get to know each other.
2. Goal Setting and Aspirations
We help you set short and long term employment goals and idealise your dream career or industry.
3. Planning
We put together a roadmap that outlines the steps required to meet your goals.
4. Execution
We help you carry out the steps described in your career roadmap.
5. Completion
You’ll leave our program with newfound confidence and the guidance to forge your path toward career advancement.
Are you?
- A woman,
- Aged 15 and older,
- Unemployed or underemployed,
- Living in south or south-western Sydney,
- Looking for secure, flexible and local employment?
Talk to us! We can help you get job-ready and find the ideal local job in construction, electrical services, and more.
Get in touch
NSW
Connecting Women to Trades is delivered in south Sydney and south-western Sydney.
Address: Level 2/45 – 47 Scott Street, Liverpool NSW 2170 or Ground Floor
Phone: 02 9600 3100
Email: es.wit@ssi.org.au
Connecting Women to Trades is funded under the grant program by Trade Pathways Program – Training NSW
