TAFE NSW is helping women find work while addressing a critical skills shortage in the local construction sector through an innovative pre-employment program.

Cobar mechanical apprentice Amber Byrne has taken her studies a step further, getting behind the control panel of heavy diesel equipment so she can experience first-hand what it's like to operate the equipment she'll be servicing.

A training partnership between TAFE NSW and Joblink Plus Parkes has helped jobseekers find work with a number of local employers.