{"id":4007,"date":"2016-06-21T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2020-08-05T16:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T23:36:23","slug":"congratulations-oregon-tradeswomen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2016\/06\/21\/congratulations-oregon-tradeswomen\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Oregon Tradeswomen!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the more active groups in promoting women in the trades and encouraging women to join the trades is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tradeswomen.net\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. (OTI), <\/a>an organization 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.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tradeswomen.net\/2016\/06\/oti-awarded-u-s-department-of-labor-grant-for-women-in-apprenticeship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tradeswomen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/OTI-Staff.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE HARDWORKING, GRANT WINNING STAFF FROM OTI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FROM OTI:<\/p>\n<p>Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. (OTI) is proud to announce that on June 14, 2016, we were awarded a Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations (WANTO) grant to continue our work connecting women with high wage, high skill trades careers through registered apprenticeship.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cOregon Tradeswomen, Inc. is honored to work with our partners, Seattle-based Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Employment for Women and Oakland, California-based Tradeswomen Inc. through the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations program,\u2019\u2019<\/em>\u00a0said Connie Ashbrook, OTI\u2019s Executive Director.\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u201cMany women in our communities are passionately interested in working in the construction, manufacturing and utility trades, but don\u2019t know where to get started.\u00a0 Our joint efforts to provide women with the education, skills, and connections they need support their access to and success in family-supporting trades careers, while at the same time helping apprenticeship programs and employers diversify their workforces.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The $650,000 will be awarded over the course of two years. 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