Help out at Oregon Tradeswomen's Career Fair as one of our valued volunteers! Shifts are available Thursday the 15th, Friday the 16th, and Saturday the 17th. All volunteers will get a Career Fair t-shirt and lunch provided. Learn more and sign up for shifts on our website: https://lnkd.in/dvxc2RZK
关于我们
Oregon Tradeswomen is dedicated to promoting success for women in the trades through eduaction, leadership, and mentorship. Founded in 1989 and incorporated as Oregon Tradeswomen Network in 1991 (and reorganized as Oregon Tradeswomen, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, in 1999)was founded on the principles that women deserve and can attain economic self-sufficiency through pursuing careers in the building, mechanical, electrical, and utility trades while helping, and encouraging, the trades industry build up a diverse workforce. Our programs and activities include: Pathways to Success, providing women seeking trades careers with individualized career counseling, employment services, and education, including our free 7-week state-certified Trades and Apprenticeship Career (TAC) Class; Building Girls, encouraging young women in middle and high school to view trades careers as exciting, viable and rewarding through positive skills coaching, exposure to female role models, career pathways guidance and supervised hands-on construction experiences; Tradeswomen Organized for Outreach, Leadership and Support (TOOLS), building leadership skills of tradeswomen to advocate for quality, safe, and equitable workplaces and communities; and The Women in Trades Career Fair, an annual event which encourages women and girls to explore high-paying, high-skilled careers in the building, mechanical, electrical and utility trades through interactive, hands-on workshops and exhibits.
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https://www.oregontradeswomen.org
Oregon Tradeswomen的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 建筑业
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Portland，Oregon
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1989
- 领域
- State-Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Women、Employer Services for Industry Employers、Tradeswomen Leadership Institute和The Annual Women in Trades Career Fair
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主要
获取路线
16790 NE Mason St
Suite 100
US，Oregon，Portland，97230
Oregon Tradeswomen员工
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Connie Ashbrook
Former Executive Director at Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc., now part-time on special projects
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Elisha Madison
Passionate Educator in Academic & Corporate Spheres. Historian with an emphasis on Public History, American History, and Celtic History.
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Trytten Essing
Communications and Marketing Manager at Oregon Tradeswomen
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Juanita Douglas
Executive Director Tradeswomen Inc. (TWI)
动态
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Are you ready to take the first step into a career to be proud of? We are now recruiting for our Summer pre-apprenticeship class! Get the skills to pay the bills by filling out an interest form by April 3rd: https://lnkd.in/gKVkX7K6 After you submit this form, someone from the Admissions team will reach out to schedule an Information Session and next steps. Learn more about the Trades and Apprenticeship Career Class at https://lnkd.in/g9MsVhcB
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Oregon Tradeswomen is looking to grow our Board of Directors! In addition to tradesworker representation, we are hoping to find applicants with legal, fiscal, or non-profit experience to bring a well-rounded variety of perspectives and expertise to the Board. If you or someone you know is interested in supporting our mission and vision, please send [email protected] a completed Board of Directors application: https://lnkd.in/ggfr5QEt
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Interested in Union Apprenticeship? Join Union Apprenticeship Coordinators this Friday at the UA Local 290 Training Center, Room 147 in Tualatin for an Information Session. Celebrate Women in Construction Week this week by taking your first step to join the ranks! Additional Resources: ?Accessing Union Apprenticeships Site: https://lnkd.in/gz8Z3AZC ?Union Apprenticeship Programs At a Glance: https://lnkd.in/g8ZxVrvV ?Recordings from the 2020 Accessing Union Apprenticeships workshop: https://lnkd.in/g2GjByTb
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March is Women's History Month which serves as a great opportunity to remember that tradeswomen have been here and hard at work for a long time! Here is a fantastic collection of photos showing real women working in the timber trades as part of the Women's Timber Corps in the 1940s: https://lnkd.in/gEmXmyGC
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Women in Construction Week kicks off next week on March 2nd and has been celebrating women in construction since 1998! If you want to get involved, the National Association of Women in Construction has a lot of great events happening throughout the week. Check out the WIC Week happenings on the WIC Week website: https://wicweek.org/
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Have you hear about NECA/IBEW Local 48's Ambassador 48 program? IBEW Local 48 ambassadors are getting out in the community, doing much-needed outreach to bring more young people into the electrical trade. Read more about this great effort in the NW Labor Press: https://lnkd.in/gdFSFgrR
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This year is Oregon Tradeswomen's 30th Career Fair and Registration is NOW OPEN for exhibitors and sponsors to secure exhibit space, and for youth/school groups to attend the Fair on May 16th! Don't wait to get involved at our biggest event of the year! Learn more about the Career Fair: https://lnkd.in/gDTQpP2a
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Help make job-sites safe from hate by joining us for the 2025 Safe From Hate Summit on April 11th! This is your chance to be a part of this collective work and learn best-practices from industry experts to ensure job-sites in our region are safe and respectful for all employees. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/ghJTtUys
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A study from the University of Illinois shows that Registered Apprenticeship programs are one of the best ways to make a living wage. In these economically challenging times, Oregon Tradeswomen is working hard to ensure more women can access Registered Apprenticeship and have the upward mobility to support themselves and their families. Learn more about the study: https://lnkd.in/gJRKsWhw