Women In Construction Industry Innovation Program (IIP) Year 1

Organisations or partnership applicants must: 

• be a NSW registered construction business, trade union or construction industry association in any ABS recognised construction sector
• be a legal entity with a valid ABN or ACN
• provide construction services in NSW or be an industry association or trade union representing members in NSW
• demonstrate current female employment or membership if a trade union or industry association in non-traditional occupations as employees or members (refer to Definitions section)
• demonstrate alignment to one or more of the following IIP outcomes that will encourage female participation and retention in construction industry by:
  • creating inclusive workplace cultures, including by improving employee wellbeing and supporting flexible working arrangements;
  • increasing the number of women entering and staying in the industry; and 
  • supporting female leadership and female employees.
• demonstrate the potential for scalability and sustainability of the proposed model post-funding
• be financially viable and have the capacity to deliver proposed services for the term of grant funding.

The following organisations are ineligible:

• NSW local government councils
• joint organisations of councils
• departments or agencies of NSW Government
• NSW state-owned corporations
• commonwealth authorities.

In their application eligible applicants should:

• demonstrate current female employment or membership in non-traditional occupations as employees or members (refer to 'Definitions' section of the guidelines)
• demonstrate alignment to one or more of the following IIP outcomes that will encourage female participation and retention in construction industry:
  • creating inclusive workplace cultures, including by improving employee well-being and supporting flexible working arrangements;
  • increasing the number of women entering and staying in the industry; and 
  • supporting female leadership and female employees.
• demonstrate the potential for scalability and sustainability of the proposed model post-funding.

Ineligible projects are:

• projects that would be considered as business-as-usual company activities or operations will not be eligible for funding under the IIP grant
• projects that subsidise wages/salary costs of employees that are not directly related to delivering the program
• initiatives simultaneously funded by other NSW or Australian government grants or sponsorship
• projects that involve non-construction supply chain organisations and/or workplaces
• projects that are not aligned to the objective(s) of the IIP grant and/or are located outside NSW.

Innovative ideas to meet the above objectives for pilot projects are highly encouraged.

The list below provides example of eligible projects. However, this is not an exhaustive list:

• provision of carers support initiatives such as childcare, disability care, elderly care and leave initiatives to promote workplace flexibility
• a project officer to work broadly across different construction projects to remove barriers to entry for women in construction, improve culture and increase retention on construction sites
• review of a company’s work culture and subsequent strategic planning, implementation and monitoring evaluation for improving diversity and inclusivity in workplace culture
• gender bias training / upskilling for supervisors and employees (excluding accredited training which may be available through Training Services NSW Smart and Skilled grants program)
• sponsorship of female employee mentorship programs, events and formal career planning or upskilling for specifically non-trade roles (i.e professional, technical and managerial roles)
• early education in schools to change gender stereotypes of the construction industry and campaigns targeted at older students, teachers and career advisers, parents and employers.