Downpatrick woman Pearl one of first plant operators

Downpatrick woman Pearl one of first plant operators

10 May 2023

DOWNPATRICK’S Pearl McQuoid is one of the first women to train as a plant operator.

She has enrolled in a Construction Industry Training Board programme and is one of 12 women from across Northern Ireland who have been given the opportunity to gain recognised plant operator qualifications for two types of plant machinery, a Construction Skills Register (CSR) card along with health and safety training. 

Training is delivered by McKinney Safety Centre Ltd at the CITB NI training centre at Nutts Corner.

CITB NI and The Women in Construction Network have been actively working together, raising awareness of the career options available for women in construction as well as  encouraging women into the industry.