50 | APRIL 2017
Skills
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NEXT GENERATION
CABLE TECHNOLOGY
FREE WORKSHOPS
MOTIVATE WOMEN
Women have been attending
a series of free ‘trade taster’ work-
shops organised by Mears Group,
the provider of maintenance ser-
vices to social housing, working
in partnership with Construction
Youth Trust.
Among the themes of the work-
shops - in London, Nottingham,
Cardiff and Brighton - was Repairs
& Maintenance. The workshops
aim to provide a practical and
inspiring learning experience for
women who wish to ‘have a go’ at
a trade before deciding on wheth-
er to pursue a career in building
maintenance.
The taster session consisted of
practical training work in several
trade skills including plumbing,
joinery, and painting and deco-
rating led by a qualified