Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. welcomes your participation in the 17th Annual Women in Trades Career Fair!
The Fair is an incredibly effective way to discover career possibilities in the construction, mechanical, utility, and other trades. This is a chance for women and girls to meet tradeswomen, use power tools, operate equipment, and learn about apprenticeships and high-paying, highly skilled career opportunities in the trades.
New to the Fair this year... The Fair Goes Green!
Have the opportunity to showcase or learn about green jobs in the trades.
The Women in Trades Career Fair will be held at the NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230. Special thanks to our gracious site host!
The Fair is a three day event:
Middle School Girls' Day* —Thursday, May 14th
High School Girls' Day* —Friday, May 15th
Careers for Women Day** —Saturday, May 16th
* Pre-registration is required for our School Days.
**Everyone is welcome.
School registration for 2009 closed.
Registration for the 2010 Women in Trades Career Fair will open in January 2010
Interested in attending the Careers for Women Day?
Everyone Welcome: Saturday, May 16th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meet employers and tradeswomen, participate in workshops and demonstrations, learn about training opportunities, and more! No registration required. Women seeking exciting careers are especially invited.
FREE Admission, FREE Parking, FREE Childcare, and FREE Shuttle from the Gateway Transit Center! The Gateway Transit Center is located at 9900 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97220.
Sponsors
The Women in Trades Career Fair is one of the most effective ways to reach your target audience of hard-to-find, qualified female candidates. With your help, we create an interactive, educational experience for girls and women to explore trades careers. As a Sponsor of the Fair, you will receive tremendous publicity and numerous opportunities for company recognition. Please see the PDF below for a complete list of sponsorship benefits.
Deadlines to be recognized as a sponsor for the 2009 Women in
Trades Career Fair:
March 3: Deadline for Platinum sponsors to be on TriMet bus
signage
March 3: Deadline for all sponsors to be on Fair 2009 t-shirts
March 28: Deadline to be published in Fair 2009 program
Invite to Participate and Response Form
Exhibitors
The majority of our attendees on our Careers for Women Day are female career seekers between the ages of 21–34 who have reported that they are actively seeking a new career. Based on the reported data, 23% of participants were minorities and 93% had graduated High School or pursued further studies in college. On Friday, our High School Girls' Day, students have shown a strong interest in the trades, and many are enrolled in professional technical classes.
Invite to Participate and Response Form
Workshops
Young women need role models and hands-on experience to think about pursuing a nontraditional career in the trades. Students love the workshops; you have a captive audience of future trades workers. By volunteering to lead a hands-on workshop, you allow us to increase our student capacity and educate and enlighten more future tradeswomen.
Invite to Participate and Response Form
Volunteers
Volunteers power the Women in Trades Career Fair! OTI Volunteers can help in a variety of ways, such as greeting and checking-in exhibitors, workshop presenters and schools, directing traffic and guests in the parking lot, and helping direct students and teachers to workshops. All OTI volunteers receive a complementary Fair t-shirt, and lunch and beverages are provided. Please see the PDF form below for details.
Thursday, May 14
Middle School Girls' Day
Friday, May 15
High School Girls' Day
Saturday, May 16
Careers for Women Day
Watch the fair video!
Check out our 2008 Fair!
