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Woman and Construction
The world of construction is being seen more and more as an attractive career choice for women, as it gradually sheds off its image of being a traditionally male dominated industry. The industry is competitive, the rate of business turnover is high and young women from all over South Africa are vying for learnerships, diplomas and degrees that are construction related to work alongside their male counterparts. A first level Building Science student from TUT, Cassandrea Leukes, 19, said that people in this field always think out of the box and they learn new things on a daily basis.
Tshepo Rakosa, a 27 year old woman from Soweto, endured much gossiping and mockery in the township where she lived when it became known that she was pursuing her career in plumbing.
At first, she was also a bit nervous because she had never seen a woman in this field and people were not taking her seriously. It is a challenging field which is not all about waste, she said.
Nthabiseng Moloi, 20, said although she was prone to injuries while performing her job at times, she is enjoying her work as a plumber.
Lucas Manyakeni from Power Construction said construction offers more opportunities currently, especially with employment in heavy and civil engineering construction, it has increased due to the infrastructure that needed to be built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
New power plant construction and connecting to those new facilities to the current power grids will increase demand for workers, so there is a need for more young people to be involved in this industry, he said.
Representing the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, SAFCEC, Christina Uys, said young people who wanted to pursue careers in the field may enter the construction industry through a variety of educational and training backgrounds.
Youth in construction is an initiative of the Construction Industry Development Board CIDB, the South Africa Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, SAFCEC, the South African Institution of Civil engineering,SAICE and the Gauteng Master Builders Association, GMBA. Give it a shot.
Taken from BuaNews
Tshepo Rakosa, a 27 year old woman from Soweto, endured much gossiping and mockery in the township where she lived when it became known that she was pursuing her career in plumbing.
At first, she was also a bit nervous because she had never seen a woman in this field and people were not taking her seriously. It is a challenging field which is not all about waste, she said.
Nthabiseng Moloi, 20, said although she was prone to injuries while performing her job at times, she is enjoying her work as a plumber.
Lucas Manyakeni from Power Construction said construction offers more opportunities currently, especially with employment in heavy and civil engineering construction, it has increased due to the infrastructure that needed to be built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
New power plant construction and connecting to those new facilities to the current power grids will increase demand for workers, so there is a need for more young people to be involved in this industry, he said.
Representing the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, SAFCEC, Christina Uys, said young people who wanted to pursue careers in the field may enter the construction industry through a variety of educational and training backgrounds.
Youth in construction is an initiative of the Construction Industry Development Board CIDB, the South Africa Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, SAFCEC, the South African Institution of Civil engineering,SAICE and the Gauteng Master Builders Association, GMBA. Give it a shot.
Taken from BuaNews