UniSA
graduates are leading professional women in Australia’s construction
industry.
Katherine Lang, a
Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics
graduate, developed a passion for construction as the Department for
Environment and Heritage’s project manager.
“You’re always doing something different. I love the constant change in
challenges and constant change in environment,” Lang said.
Founder and President of the National Association of Women in
Construction, South Australian chapter, Lang uses her trade experience
to promote and motivate women in the construction industry.
The only program of its kind in the State, UniSA’s Bachelor degree of
Construction Management and Economics is recognised as one of the
country’s best, and lauded by industry officials in Australia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
The four-year program covers all areas of construction including
quantity surveying, building surveying, building technology, building
structures and housing studies.
“I was exposed to some good hands-on experience and enjoyed the
diversity the degree offered,” Lang said.
“There are a lot of different subjects and it opened up to me the
different avenues that career in construction may take you.”
The University encourages more women to consider construction and
engineering as an education and career prospect.
Program Director Stefan Hornlund said that some women may see site work
as a disincentive.
“But studying construction can lead to many different careers within the
industry,” he said.
NAWIC has developed the Building a Better Future Program
dedicated to informing, inspiring and motivating women considering
construction as a career and students of construction.
The website has more than 80 personal stories from women in the industry
to highlight the diversity of roles that construction offers and the
different paths women may take to get there.
NAWIC SA vice president and international management consultant, Rachel
Kidwell said, “What we are trying to do with NAWIC is encourage
awareness that there are lot of elements in which women play a
significant role.”
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