WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
PROMOTING THE GENDER AGENDA
Category winners at the 2021 ERWIC Awards
2022 CIDB AWARDS PROGRAMME CELEBRATES WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION With the aim of celebrating and encouraging women in the construction industry, the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) will once again be celebrating the outstanding achievements of women making their mark in the construction industry, through the Empowerment & Recognition of Women in Construction Awards (ERWIC Awards) event taking place in Johannesburg on 24 August 2022.
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aunched in 2020, the ERWIC Awards recognise and reward women in all areas of the construction industry. Award entrants include the young business owners, the mentors, the outstanding projects and the organisations ensuring transformation. Over the 12 different categories, the top achievers are awarded. Traditionally a male-dominated space, the construction industry has seen a great evolution over the past few years. The cidb has identified women as a critical target for development and proudly hosts the ERWIC Awards for the third year. The aim of the awards is to encourage excellence among women and commitment among stakeholders to support women in their professional growth and development. Through the ERWIC Awards, the cidb also aims to promote role models for women in lower-grade construction categories and motivate women in the higher grades.
Award categories The 2022 awards categories are as follows: Category 1: Project Delivery Excellence of the Year – Woman-owned Construction Entity Category 2: Rural Project of the Year Category 3: Mentoring Entity of the Year Category 4: Transformation Entity of the Year Category 5: Innovative Entity of the Year Category 6: Business Resilience of the Year (Covid-19) Category 7: Youth-owned Woman Construction Entity of the Year Category 8: Woman-owned Construction Entity of the Year Category 9: Woman Mentor of the Year Category 10: Women with Disability Contractor of the Year Category 11: Exceptional Woman in Construction Contributor of the Year Category 12: The Chairman’s Award Finalists are organisations or individuals from the private or public sector who are actively registered with the cidb, where
appropriate. Depending on the description and criteria of the category, the finalists may nominate themselves or be nominated by a third party. Entered projects must have been completed in the Southern African regions between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 to be eligible for the 2022 Awards. The Awards process enjoys an esteemed panel of judges, made of industry specialists and participants, to independently adjudicate the entries. Finalists and winners are awarded at the ERWIC Awards gala dinner – to take place on 24 August 2022 at the Sandton Hilton Hotel.
For more information, visit www.erwicawards-cidb.co.za
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