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Bridging the gap between women, underrepresented minorities and the construction industry
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We support women, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities to achieve their dreams of a lucrative and rewarding career within the construction, built environment, and engineering.
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DIIC was inspired by a desire to remove the barriers that stand between minorities in the UK and a successful career in construction.
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Creating awareness on striking a balance to guarantee parity between colleges, other routes and the university
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Bridging the gap for women, the disabled and ethnic minorities in the construction industry

We support girls, women, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities to achieve their dreams of a lucrative and rewarding career within construction and engineering.

DIIC was inspired by a desire to break down barriers for a career in built environment.

Our Goal

We understand that schools, colleges and other educational institutions are understaffed, underfunded, under resourced and simply don’t have the time and man power to go through nurturing and guiding young women that would like to join the industry, DIIC is here to handhold, encourage, nurture and guide young women wanting to join the industry, women changing career path or returning to work after maternity on the different pathways and recognising opportunities available to them.

We recognise that the diversity and inclusion role in most cases are seen as added task and not a designated role amongst most SME’s due to the additional cost of wages that comes with it, in other to help reduce the current skills shortage and further increase in skills gap forecasted by the ONS, we are taking on the diversity and inclusion role for companies by ensuring we present them with nurtured and qualified candidates while ensuring diversity and inclusion is embedded in the company policy and culture

At DIIC we understand that not all disabilities are visible, we are here to help companies demonstrate their commitment to inclusion by matching suitable candidates to roles available regardless of their disabilities, and help the disabled understand and prepare themselves for roles are best suited for them.

We help create clear pathways for young people into built environment particularly the under privilege by making available funding where appropriate for certifications, ensuring access to free courses that can further ease their way into the industry.

No one should be prevented from a career in construction due to their gender, race, or disability. 

A paltry 14% of construction workers in the UK were women in 2020, and females make up just 11% of engineering professionals — the lowest level in Europe. Construction and engineering are male-dominated sectors in the UK and around the world. The result of cultural bias, a lack of awareness at home and unconscious discrimination, this outdated situation has no place in 21st-century society.

According to the ONS, only 5.4% of construction workers in the UK were from BAME backgrounds in 2018, although significant increase in recent years, Black and Asian are still grossly under-represented in construction and engineering with the right drive these categories of people can help reduce the skills gap the industry currently face.

Whether you’re a woman, disabled, or an ethnic minority looking to secure the necessary training, support, guidance to enable you join the industry

DIIC exist to help in achieving and ensuring diversity and inclusion in organisations and in the industry at large.

We work with local authorities in creating clear pathways career in built environment for women, disabled and ethnic minorities. We collaborate with educational institutions in helping candidates understand the different pathways, courses, educational bodies, certifications, careers and how to navigate the labour market. 

Our objective is making construction and engineering more diverse and representative. We’re actively encouraging young women, women, disabled, and ethnic minorities strive for a career in built environment. We are constantly striving to help the industry tackle the shortage of skills issue we’re currently facing.

Educational Institution 

College

T Level

Secondary school

University

Apprenticeship provider

Candidates

Guidance on pathways

     Job placement

      Free courses

     Free English for non-English speakers

     Help with CV

    Changing career path

Employers

Vacancy

    Job placement

    Sector

    Company tour offer.

    Partnerships

Young women can bring fresh perspective to the industry and will ultimately help the industry reduce the skills shortage the industry is currently experiencing, helping women, the disabled and ethnic minorities understand the flexibility, opportunities and how rewarding a career in built environment can be will leave them less overwhelmed and confused.

Ensuring that our organisations are truly diverse in their make-up, allowing opportunities for all to engage and be part of what the organisational change, structure, and goal, means actively encouraging the under-represented groups.

Recognising that everyone has the potential to contribute and make a difference to what we stand to achieve, however large or small.

Our mission is to help drive the skills sustainability agenda of the construction industry.

Call us

Telephone: 01634 558 557

Email us

info@diic.org.uk

Address

DIIC Diversity and Inclusion In construction C.I.C
Suite 310, Third Floor,
Kingsley House,
Balmoral Road,
Kent,
ME7 4NT

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