Webuild is pleased to announce it has renewed its partnership agreement with Curtin University’s Girls+ Engineering Tomorrow initiative for four more years, continuing our support of establishing more pathways for women into STEM and empowering the next generation.

This partnership reflects our strategic approach to foster a more diverse and inclusive engineering and construction industry, support the advancement of women in STEM fields, and provide educational opportunities and career pathways within the sector.

In 2025, the program is evolving its scope by introducing two additional programs, which will now extend to those in Years 6 to 8 – a welcomed growth to the program to continue improving Australia’s female representation in STEM. 

The program provides young women and non-binary students with tailored programs to inspire confidence, build skills, and connect students with role models. These initiatives encompass a range of in-school, extracurricular, and peer support programs to expose students to real-world STEM applications, and provide them with the guidance and resources needed to pursue STEM study and career pathways.

The following programs will be delivered in 2025:

Explore STEM: Multi-day school holiday programs for years 6-8 students to discover the exciting world of STEM. Through hands-on activities and creative projects, students explore various STEM disciplines while working alongside mentors in a supportive environment.

Design STEM: An in-school program partnering with schools to engage Years 7-9 students in creative STEM challenges. Through a series of sessions across the year, students
work on projects that tackle real-world problems, discovering how STEM skills can
make a positive impact in their communities.

GET Forum: A one-day campus event for years 9-10 students featuring interactive engineering workshops and a Women in Engineering panel. Students and teachers explore engineering pathways while networking with industry professionals.

GET Network: Ten weekend sessions for Years 11 & 12 students interested in university STEM pathways. Participants receive study support, engage in practical workshops, and
connect with industry mentors, culminating in a graduation celebration.

Women in STEM: Events for Women studying STEM at Curtin University offering a casual welcoming environment for students to meet their peers and form connections.

Post-program survey results revealed 86 per cent of Year 11 students listed ‘engineering’ as a course of interest after participating in the GET program. 

Additionally, students gained a significantly improved understanding about what engineering is, what engineers do, different types of engineering careers, and engineering study pathways - important progress amidst growing concerns about the gender gap in the field of engineering. 

Research conducted by Engineers Australia in 2023 highlighted that despite engineering being the largest employer of all STEM occupations, it has the lowest female representation. Approximately just 16 per cent of Australian engineering graduates and 14 per cent of the Australian engineering workforce are women.

We are committed to engaging and inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals. Find out more about how we are investing in STEM here.

More information about the Girls Engineering Tomorrow program is available here.

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