At Winslow, our involvement in the community is to enhance it and create opportunities. We collaborate with various groups to provide opportunities to different community groups.
Winslow South Australia recently hosted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students on a live construction site as part of the four-week First Nations Southern Civil Construction Program in Adelaide's south.
Led by Renewal SA’s Works Program in partnership with TAFE SA, Construction Industry Training Board, the Department for Education and its Workabout Centre, and Seaford Secondary College acting as lead school, the initiative offered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants a mix of accredited and non-accredited civil construction training.
On Renewal SA's Noarlunga project, students gained hands-on experience with excavators and earthmoving machinery, took part in a surveying drone demonstration, and built practical skills in workplace health and safety.
Winslow SA's Construction Manager Sam was impressed at the interest and intent shown by the participants.
“It was great to see the boys and the girls all express what they’re excited about,” Sam said. “There are avenues in the field whether it’s traffic management, civil construction, or surveying - this is the core and from here you can choose that area of expertise you’re interested in.
“And that’s the really great thing about this program – it’s a foot in the door.”
These programs open real pathways into civil construction apprenticeships for young Aboriginal Australians.
It's the Winslow Way.