Viarnne and Harriet continue the conversation with the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades Award Winners, with someone who is truly a pioneer in the education space, and a massive advocate for inclusion in the trades. Su Hauck, is a carpentry trainer at Bendigo TAFE and the winner of the 2025 EWIT Ally Award. The Ally Award recognises individuals who actively champion inclusion by creating space, opportunity, and equity for women and LGBTQI+ individuals in skilled trades.

Su Hauck was 39 when she decided to become a carpenter. She’d moved from the city to Daylesford, and, like others in the area, was picking up various jobs, making her own way. It was through one of these gigs that she spent a week working alongside a female carpenter. She remembers thinking, “Hey, this is fantastic! That’s it - I’m doing it.”

As a sole trader, Su kept hearing the same thing from female and gender diverse customers: they wished they’d had the chance to learn. The demand was there; however, the Pathway was not. So, Su worked with Bendigo TAFE to create one. The Certificate II in Construction Pathways program runs in Castlemaine for female and gender diverse students, and the first intake of around 30 students in a small regional town - exceeded all expectations.

The 4th Season of the Empowered Women in Trades Podcast is proudly sponsored by the Mazzei Group - award-winning builders of exceptional homes since 2015.

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