The project seeks to address the management training needs of women who work within the construction industry as: Self employed; Family members of family owned firms; Work will be undertaken to devise, pilot and evaluate a multi media training programme to meet both their personal and career needs. Achievements: A cross border partnership project, led by South West College has developed and delivered training to support and develop enterprise and management skills for womenworking within the construction industry in Counties Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Sligo and Tyrone. Sixty-four women participated in the two-year project.Summarising the project, Mark McGuigan, the Women in Construction tutor from South West College said; Initially we undertook research to identify training needs, barriers to participation and gender issues in relation to management tasks. These findings were used to develop the Women in Construction multi-media training programme. Thiswas run in Omagh and Fermanagh Colleges and Cavan Innovation and Technology Centre for women who had been targeted. We tailored the training to the needs of each participant and her business and also advised on follow-up training and qualifications. The response to the programme was very positive. Working out in rural areas in family businesses, many of the women had experienced isolation and one of the main programme benefits reported was the networking aspect of taking part, Mark added. One participant, Betty Rankin, is office administrator with her Omagh-based family business, Rankin Carmichael Mechanical Services Ltd, which services and installs stainless steel pipe work in factories. Im a jack of all trades: you need to know a bit about all areas of the work, Betty said. I initially took part in the Women in Construction course at South West College because I needed training in writing reports and company polices, such as Health and Safety policies. These areas were covered on the course and I found it all beneficial. It was helpful to be able to discuss business issues with other women who were in similar positions and the course helped build my confidence. Since completing the programme I also did a follow up course on Health and Safety, recommended by Mark McGuigan, and have now written the Health and Safety policies mycompany needed.