Engaging employers and schools to support and facilitate the promotion of civil engineering courses among female students

This project’s main objective is to engage employers within the civil and construction sector, working in partnership with the Department of Civil Engineering (DCE) at the University of Greenwich as well as schools and colleges within the Kent region, to promote the study of civil engineering related courses/programmes amongst female students. This project also proposed to raise funding from its partners and sponsors (mainly Atkins Global) to sponsor individual female students financially as well as providing mentoring and guidance throughout their studies. As part of its deliverables, this project endeavoured to attract a group of female civil and construction engineering practitioners to participate as mentors to female students for the duration of their studies. The measurable outcomes of this project have included the creation of an original and innovative partnership between the University of Greenwich, the construction industry and schools and colleges within the region. It will also result in the development of publicity and marketing materials created for a specific purpose that could be disseminated and used by others. This project ultimately aims to secure high attaining and focused female students studying civil and construction engineering related subjects at the University of Greenwich. This project highlights a significant and current issue within the engineering sector as a whole and the civil and construction industry in particular.