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DC Area Construction Training for Women

Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, and Covenant House DC, have been awarded a contract from the General Services Administration to provide pre-apprenticeship training and job placement services for low-income metro area adults and youth (including adult and young women).  The partners will be working to place training graduates into family-sustaining jobs in the construction industry from October 2009 through September 2010. Individuals will be academically tested, must be drug-free, and will attend a 6-week pre-apprenticeship class with an exciting and thorough curriculum which includes:

  • Construction Math Review
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Tool Identification and Use
  • OSHA 10 Safety and Health
  • CPR/First Aid Certification
  • Workforce & Employability Skill Training
  • Green Jobs and Weatherization
  • Hands-On Training (at the area’s union apprenticeship schools)
  • Gender-Focused Topics Around Women in Construction
  • Individual Mentoring and Support Groups for Women
  • Case Management Services
  • Pre-and Post-Placement will support apprenticeship and job retention. 

Call to register: 202-610-9631

MEDIA

  • PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Speaks at Pre-Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony
  • WAWIT Featured on the Tavis Smiley Radio Show
  • WAWIT Featured on CNN

 

 

 

 

 



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