PROGRAMS
PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM
A state-certified apprenticeship-readiness program helping women prepare for careers in the skilled construction trades.
RISE Up Oregon
A Respectful Workplace Program providing tools and support to create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and productive work sites for everyone.
EVENTS
3rd Wednesdays
BUILD WITH US! BLUE COLLAR GALA AND INDUSTRY AWARDS
Friday, September 13, 2024
TRADESWORKER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (TLI)
Saturday, November 16, 2024
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Tracy Weber: On A Path to Financial Stability and a Secure Future Tracy graduated from Oregon Tradeswomen’s (OTW) apprenticeship readiness class in March 2020 – the first full class in our brand-new building and workshop before COVID shifted our in-person gatherings. Since completing OTW’s class, Tracy had another baby and recently started her Carpentry Apprenticeship. We are so happy for Tracy in these next steps in pursuing a career in a trade she had always…
Read MoreBringing in the money to keep nonprofits going, year after year, is mostly like a big patchwork quilt your grandma made. It has: Bits of solid old fabric (funders who are with you year after year) Patches of new fabric (new donors) to cover the worn spots Yearly mending to keep the quilt from fraying as the years go by. Those of us who work at nonprofits often ask each other about this patchwork and…
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Like many nonprofits during this tumultuous year, Oregon Tradeswomen was challenged to shift our training, programming, and services in this time of social distancing due to COVID while still meeting the needs of our community, our industry, and the many women looking to start careers in the skilled construction trades. Our team turned the challenge into an opportunity to build something bigger, and better, and our updated program and service offerings in 2021 means more…
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