A Cloncurry woman is the face of a new campaign to encourage women in North Queensland to pursue trade careers.
Trade apprenticeships are typically dominated by men, but women seeking broader working opportunities, stable employment and hands-on careers are coming into the fold and regional female apprenticeship enrolments at TAFE Queensland have increased 60 per cent since 2018.
TAFE Queensland’s Townsville Trade Training Centre is where career changer Belinda Imhof from Cloncurry gained her trade qualification.
Mrs Imhof began her apprenticeship in her 40s, ditching office admin work for a…
