We chat with Tay Kruizinga, a Licensed Graded Tradesperson in Port Kembla, Australia, who received the HVTC award for Apprentice of the Year in 2021, along with other significant accolades. She tells her personal career-change story, shares what she loves about her role and explains how other women can pursue work in trades.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Tay Kruizinga's Experience: 0:35
3. Industry Career Advice: 8:44
4. Awards and Passion for Work: 10:00
5. Creativity: 12:53
6. The Future: 14:22
7. Conclusion: 15:50

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Pictured with Tay in MP3 artwork for podcast chapter four: Michael Ruddock (Manager, Southern Regions at HVTC)
• Tradesperson
• Apprenticeship
• Faces of BlueScope: Tay Kruizinga, Licensed Graded Tradesperson (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn New Apprentices in 2021 (TVBlueScope video featuring then-new recruits)
• FocusOn Basic Oxygen Steelmaking - the BOS (TVBlueScope video)
• HVTC
• TAFE NSW
• Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT
• NSW Training Awards by Training Services NSW
• Analytics
• Data centre
• Port Kembla, New South Wales
• Port Kembla Steelworks
• Sydney (Australia)
• An earlier LinkedIn post about one of Tay's awards
• BlueScope and Sydney Water (TVBlueScope video with more of an explanation of water recycling)
• Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths Careers at BlueScope (TVBlueScope video)
• Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Automation
• FocusOn Semi-automated Packing Line at Springhill (TVBlueScope video as an example of automation for safety and efficiency)

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Recorded by Craig Nealon