Women who want to undertake a career in civil construction will now be better supported with more funding and program opportunities.
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Twenty organisations will share in $2 million of government funding from the Supporting Women to Succeed Grants Program.
Women's Minister Jane Howlett said it was important to get women into non-traditional industries and provide the chance for those women to undertake leadership roles.
The Civil Contractors Federation received $200,000 of the funding and will implement a new program to help women succeed in the civil construction industry.
CCF chief executive Rachael Matheson said until recently, civil construction was a "bloke" industry.
"While that is starting to change, there is still a very long way to go," she said.
"As part of our program, we will provide training opportunities for women, promote the civil sector and help women not only get a job in the civil sector, but to really thrive in the role."
The training on offer will be delivered in partnership with TasTAFE and SERDA.
Master Builders Tasmania executive director Matthew Pollock said it was good to see the government build on previous commitments to encourage more women to take on a career in the trades sector.
"The labour force statistics coming out of the ABS, particularly over the last 12 months, we have seen an uptake of women in the industry," he said.
However, Mr Pollock said there was still more work to be done.
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