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Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lecturer Tracy Burns said she saw a need for the course based on her experience in the industry<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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For college lecturer Tracy Burns, the upcoming academic year will be her first teaching a women in construction course to a class of students recruited via TikTok.<\/p>\n

Tracy has lobbied for years for a women-focused course at Glasgow Kelvin College – a way to allow her to bring together 30 years of construction industry experience with 17 years in teaching.<\/p>\n

Once the course was given the green light the details were shared on TikTok, where more than 150,000 potential students and those already in the industry praised the scheme.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a long road to get here but it’s been exciting,” she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I remember being the only female within my course at college and being in that male-dominated world and if you’ve got the right support round about you then it’s certainly easier.<\/p>\n

“I’m hoping that I can provide the support and obviously the experience, and getting more females confident enough that they can come in and get a career in construction because it’s a great career for anybody. <\/p>\n

“It shouldn’t be shut off to females just because they think it’s only for guys.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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