Category: Sarah Curley

Whether it be job posting sites, the language used throughout the advertisement, or the interview process, unconscious and conscious bias can have negative impacts on your organisation’s ability to recruit [...]

Workplace culture is the accumulation of beliefs, behavioural expectations and value systems that combine to create an organisation’s working environment. A positive and supportive workplace culture can be the difference [...]

Research shows that a diverse and inclusive workforce produces benefits such as increased productivity, profitability and competitiveness within an organisation. Developing a diverse and inclusive workforce not only creates organisational [...]

Inductions are an important aspect of any employee life cycle. Within the trade industry, safety inductions play a crucial role in ensuring employees can reduce, remove, and prevent physical injuries [...]

SP&R Airconditioning’s general manager, Pam, and first year apprentice, Tahlia, have a lot in common. Facing many hurdles in starting their trade apprenticeship, both have approached HVAC with gusto, and [...]

Tradeswomen Australia today said the upcoming Federal Election provided a major opportunity for all political parties to highlight their policies and budgets to promote how they are lifting the participation [...]

Stefanie is a multi-skilled tradeswomen advocate. Setting up a network called Tradie Lady Club on Facebook, she is a role model for many tradeswomen throughout Victoria in supporting other females [...]

Alisha is a focused, hands on painting pro, who was inspired to start her own business. Read about her trade, passions and advice below: Why Alisha chose Painting and Decorating [...]

TWA was lucky enough to interview painter extraordinaire, Karly Gaffy, recently. Karly completed her painting apprenticeship last year and took time out of her busy schedule to share her story: [...]

We interviewed Miriam (Mim) back in 2020, an intelligent, hands on electrical apprentice who also regularly advocates for women in trades. Read her trade journey below:   Thanks for joining [...]