The Government is using its $107.1 billion investment in infrastructure to improve women's participation in male-dominated trades (non-traditional trades). The Government's Ten Point Commitment to the Construction Sector commits all major Government funded infrastructure projects to target women in non-traditional trades as part of the Infrastructure Skills Legacy Program (ISLP). ISLP targets became a mandatory requirement for all major New South Wales infrastructure projects from 1 July 2020.

The Trade Readiness Program is a five day course aimed at providing school students with a taste of the construction industry. It provides a pathway to school-based apprenticeships and to a full apprenticeship in construction after leaving school. Female students represent 20 per cent of participants.

Training Services NSW is funding Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen (SALT) to deliver Try a Trade interactive workshops to schools to encourage young women to consider a career in a trade occupation. So far, 1,190 young women have participated in these workshops.

The SALT workshop is free to girls, and is a hands on program aimed to engage young women in the building trades with mentoring and aspirational content.

Female participation in non-traditional apprenticeships is promoted by the NSW Training Awards each year through its Special Award for a Woman in a Non-Traditional Trade or Vocation. This year's winner was Georgia Foley who was undertaking a Certificate Ill in Electrotechnology Electrician whilst working for Narrabri Coal Operations.

A new Trade Skills Pathway Centre initiative was announced in the State budget on 17 November 2020. This initiative is designed to identify and build new pathways for people to achieve trade skills and qualifications outside of an apprenticeship. A strong focus of this initiative is to develop new and more appropriate pathways for women to obtain skills in the non-traditional trades.