Capability Development Project
WISE drives a number of strategic initiatives designed to support women entering into and moving up through the health and safety profession in New Zealand. One of our key initiatives is the WISE Capability Development Project, which specifically supports women who want to move from a technical level, into leadership and governance roles.
HASANZ Women In Safety scholarship
The WISE Network, with support from business partners, sponsors one of the HASANZ scholarships.
Each year, the HASANZ WISE Scholarship supports a female health and safety professional in up-skilling from a technical level into leadership and governance.
2022 - Candis Hawkins earned the HASANZ WISE Scholarship and used the funds to complete the Executive Ready Programme run by Women & Leadership Australia (WLA). The programme has enabled Candis to drive Safety Differently as a strategic game changer.
2023 - Deborah Cameron and Miriska Gerber were both awarded the HASANZ Women in Safety scholarship. They used their scholarships to extend their development into governance by attending the IoD's Company Director's Course.
2024 - Jessie Bourke and Annette Paul
Jessie's scholarship enabled her to spread her wings and fly - all the way over to the USA to participate in Harvard University's Women Leaders, Advancing Together Program; Annette's scholarship enabled her to participate in the Leading and Managing People in Organisations (EMBA) at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University.