National webinar launches latest report

BFBB launched the Literature and Contemporary Practice Review Report: Breaking Barriers for Women in the Plumbing Industry on a National webinar. 

Plumbing Industry experts joined a panel discussion of the Report delivered by McEncroe & Associates.

Host, Keynote Speakers and Panel

Host: Tania Clarke, Project Director, Building Futures, Breaking Barriers Project
Intro: Shayne La Combre, CEO, PICAC
Keynote: Richard McEncroe, McEncroe & Associates Panel facilitator: Ashleigh Dalmau, CEO, Master Plumbers
Panellists:
  • Tade Adepoyibi, Senior Researcher, McEncroe & Associates
  • Aaron Clarke, Group Executive Leader for Social Procurement, Inclusion & Engagement, A.G.Coombs
  • Rachael Scholz, Victorian GTO Manager, RAW GTO
  • Joe Smith, CEO, National Fire Industry Association
The key takeaways from the Report gave guidance for any future programs.
  1. Multi-level interventions – addressing individual, organisational, and industry levels simultaneously.
  2. Sustained commitment – Minimum 3–5 year programs with ongoing reinforcement.
  3. External accountability – Independent monitoring, preventing backsliding.
  4. Wraparound support – Addressing childcare, transport, and financial barriers alongside training.
  5. Male engagement – moving beyond awareness to behavioural change through structured programs.

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