Female Heating and Gas Engineer
Women make up a small proportion of the skilled trades workforce, which is why it’s worth trying to encourage more female school leavers and apprentices into the heating industry. It’s widely known that a diverse workforce makes for a stronger organisation, and there are plenty of benefits to recruiting a female engineer.
One of the most obvious reasons is that more female engineers will help to redress the imbalance that exists in the skilled trades, particularly plumbing and heating engineering. Currently, men outnumber females in these roles by at least ten to one. As more and more organisations are recognising the value of a diverse workforce, there is a real need to increase the number of female plumbers and heating engineers, to ensure that both genders get equal opportunities.
Another reason is that there are clear benefits to hiring a female heating and gas engineers, both for the business and its customers. For the business, having a female engineer will help to break down some of the stereotypes surrounding the trades and help to attract more customers, especially from the more sensitive demographics such as vulnerable customers or other women. For the customer, having a woman working on their home heating system will give them peace of mind that the work being carried out is done correctly and in a safe manner.
Why Hire a Female Heating and Gas Engineer?
Finally, there is the fact that a female heating and gas engineer will be more likely to have technical skills that can benefit the industry in general. It’s important that any heating engineer has a high level of skill and knowledge to ensure that their work is completed efficiently and to a high standard. Many women are naturally good at problem-solving, which is something that can be required in many technical trades such as plumbing and heating engineering, where a lot of issues are complex and require a creative thinker to find a solution.
The bottom line is that there is clearly a need for more female plumbing and heating engineers, and JTL is doing everything it can to promote the opportunity to young women, both through our work with schools and colleges, as well as through our apprenticeship programmes. There is also a need for the whole of society to challenge the stereotypes surrounding male and female jobs, and to offer young people of all ages the chance to learn the skills they need to be successful in a variety of different industries.
Whether you’re looking for a plumber or an engineer, JTL have a wide range of courses that could fit the bill. Take a look at our website to see our available courses or if you’d like more information, get in touch. We would be happy to discuss your career options in more detail. JTL is an industry leader in training new entrants into the plumbing and heating industry and we can provide a route to a long and successful career. We offer full and part time plumbing and heating courses at our training centres across England and Wales.
