Women in Construction
Women in Construction are free taster workshops for all women in Leicester aged 16 and over, to learn more about construction and craft trades.
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What do the sessions include?
The next workshops will be running from 17 to 21 February 2025. Choose from:
- carpentry
- painting and decorating
- plumbing
- tiling
The February workshops are at Leicester College, Freemen’s Park Campus, Welford Road, Leicester LE2 7LW.
All workshops are taught by qualified craft operatives from our housing team. The sessions allow women to learn new skills in an encouraging environment and aim to inspire women to apply for our trade apprenticeship scheme.
Please note all workshops are the same every day so please do not book the same course multiple times.
Combined workshops
If you aren’t sure what trade you like best, why not give a Women’s Construction Combined Workshop a go? It’s one day to try out all the above trades.
These free combined workshops are running from 3 to 7 March 2025, 9am to 3pm.
The March workshops are at our Construction Training Centre of Excellence, Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester LE4 2BF.
Every year, we work in partnership with Leicester College to promote the free course for women in construction. The college allows us to take over the construction department during February where our qualified craft operatives teach the courses. This is a joint effort to encourage more women into the construction industry.
How do I sign up to a workshop?
Use the quick link above to check availability and sign up to a workshop. Places are limited.
Visits to schools and community centres
We are working with local schools and communities to help inform women about the diverse roles on offer on our apprenticeship programme.
A team of qualified craft operatives is available to visit your school or community centre to discuss the programme, and give a presentation and demonstration to teachers, career advisors and young female students.
To arrange a visit by our craft operatives to your school, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
What have previous attendees said about the courses?
“With the confidence of building a BBQ in bricklaying, I can now go home and try this in my garden.”
“Fabulous course learnt a lot of new things; the women teaching the course have been extremely helpful, very approachable and have made it fun to learn.”