Diversity and inclusion work is hard. Even the most well-intentioned and well-funded D&I efforts have struggled to move the needle. So, it was stunning four years ago when Melbourne-based BHP, the world’s second-largest mining company, announced its diversity goal: gender parity by 2025, tripling the number of women who worked for it from 17.6% to…
It gives us great pleasure to announce the women who have been selected to feature in 2020’s Top 100 Women. This is an award that is nominated by the broader construction community for setting high standards of excellence and contributing in ways that inspire us all. It is an honour to be selected for this…
I joined Top 100 Women because of my career in the construction industry, specifically because of my time spent being involved in mining – a man’s world so to speak. Since joining, it is amazing being part of a community of women setting the scene to highlight the challenges and barriers, but also the hard…
I became a member of Top 100 Women because I wanted to surround myself with like-minded women that are all wanting to make a difference in the construction industry. As a female in this industry, I feel I have needed to work harder to prove my capabilities in order to gain the recognition and respect…
Who you are and what you do? Andrew Shea – Chief Executive Officer of Builders Academy Australia (BAA), a multi award winning Registered Training Organisation (RTO). BAA is part of the Simonds Group, which includes leading residential homebuilder, Simonds Homes. With close to 3000 students, BAA delivers building and construction qualifications from Pre-Apprenticeships through to…
BHP CEO Mike Henry has announced BHP’s commitment to training and funding for 3,500 new Australian apprenticeship and training positions, and driving up to $450 million into supporting business opportunities in Australia’s mining, equipment, technology and services (METS) sector. Mr Henry said the major skills and technology package would be good for the company and…
Wage subsidies for new apprenticeships will help thousands of school leavers find work in a post-COVID economy, but industry leaders say the plan risks leaving women behind. The $1.2 billion plan unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday will provide wage subsidies of 50 per cent to businesses taking on new apprentices from Monday,…
Who you are and what you do? My name is Ali Musai and I am the National Sales and Operations Manager at Builder’s Academy Australia (BAA). BAA is a Registered Training Organisation (RT0 ID 21583) and is part of the Simonds Group. This includes Simonds Homes, one of Australia’s largest builders of detached housing in…
When the construction industry’s superannuation fund announced it was investing in new homes for very low-income renters, the Financial Review reported the plan under the headline “Cbus Super-charges Social Housing with NSW Plan.” The pun might have been too tempting to resist, but the article tells a more modest tale. For a super fund managing…
Sally Kissane, managing director, Ogilvy Five years ago when we set out our Agency Vision we built a chart of the key pillars for growth. We put culture as the foundational pillar that underpinned everything. We believed anything and everything is possible when you have the right culture in place. It made a great deal…
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