The New Zealand Construction Industry Council (CIC) is a
not-for-profit industry association that is the collaborative voice of the
built environment industry in New Zealand. It operates at the interface between
central and local government and industry, and meets every second month.
CIC members are not-for-profit organisations and peak bodies
for professions involved in the delivery of our built environment, whose core
purpose is to be the collaborative voice, forum and agent for improvement in
this situation. CIC works in the areas of information, networking, advocacy,
research and legislation.
The industry attractiveness
project developed by CIC is proposed to
be an integrated and engaging, web-based platform where young people, their
teachers, advisors, family and community members can find information on the
broad range of built environment careers - and break down some of the
barriers to accessing a career in the construction industry.
“It is very relevant to the
growth and support of girls and young women who are part of the future of our
industry,” says NAWIC’s representative on this Council Ruth Williams.
Her report from the September meeting includes
·Confirmation that Housing NZ is being merged
into newly-established Kainga Ora with its focus on sustainable buildings and
sustainable communities, which together with the delivery of warm, dry homes
will establish increased wellbeing for all New Zealanders.
·MBIE is creating a searchable, online
marketplace which it’s hoped will match opportunities in the government sector
with suppliers and/or relevant services.
·NZCIC members believe that SMEs are largely
unaware of how the government is communicating with industry, or what it is
communicating
·‘Mates in Construction’ is being supported to
confront the levels of stress and uncertainty found in the industry. CHANZ has
resources for use on its website for both managers and workers – see https://www.chasnz.org/resources. Although there
was mention of age and ethnicity, there was no mention of sex in the discussion
of suicide risks and rates.
Is it possible women are not heard because we are not
talking about it? Perhaps we could use some of the CHANZ resources to start a
meaningful conversation amongst women in construction!
