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Great places, great people
Metro manages the Oregon Zoo, Portland Expo Center, Oregon Convention Center,
Portland Center for the Performing Arts and regional parks. By partnering with cities
and counties to create livable communities, Metro is helping to make the Portland
Oregon Tradeswomen graduate Johnetta Abraham.
Women in Trades
20th Career Fair
metropolitan area a great place. We are committed to creating a workplace that
reflects the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of the people of the region.
www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs
Metro is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer.
Providing opportunities for
apprenticeship and job training
The Northwest’s largest nontra-
ditional career fair will celebrate its
20th year with the annual Women in
T rades C areer F air, T hursday
through Saturday, May 17-19.
More than 2,000 girls and female
job seekers are anticipated to par
ticipate in hands-on activities and
learn about apprenticeship and job
training opportunities in the build
ing, construction, mechanical, tech
nical and utility related trades.
According to a June 2011 report
by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and
Industries, approximately 10,000
new and replacement building and
construction trade w orkers are
needed by the year 2018 in order to
meet projected demand. Last year,
1,900 new apprentices entered the
trades in Oregon.
Dedicated to promoting diver
sity in the trades since 1989, Oregon
Tradeswomen, Inc. hosts the event
to educate middle and high school
girls about careers in the trades, and
to connect adult women to appren
ticeships, training opportunities,
and employers.
The three-day event is held at the
NECA-IBEW Local 48 Electrical
Training Center located at 16021
N.E. Airport Way. The first two
days required pre-registration and
are already full. Saturday is open to
women and their families and will
offer information about how to get
started in these blue collar careers.
A special information session takes
place at 1:30 p.m.
For m ore inform ation, visit
tradeswomen.net.
Bank Supports Career Pathways
The first class of students sup
ported by a Bank of America dona
tion to the Portland Community
College Foundation are now on
their way to graduation, and en
rollment is currently open for other
students to apply for scholarships
in the Career Pathways program.
PCC developed Career Path
ways to connect students to short
term educational opportunities for
the purpose of gaining employ
ment and continuing education.
Many of its students have recently
been laid off, and after searching
for work, are painfully aware that
continued education is crucial to
become competitive in Portland’s
tight job market.
At the end of 2011, with reduced
government funding and an in
creased need from the unemployed.
Bank of America stepped in with a
$50,000 grant to provide partial
tuition for at least 40 students pur
suing a variety of careers in the
accounting, administrative, facili
ties maintenance, and healthcare
fields.
This was the largest corporate
cash gift the foundation had re
ceived to date, and Bank of America
employees also volunteer to pro
vide students with financial lit
eracy training and collaborate on a
service project.
Metro M aking a great place
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Friday, May 25th at 7pm
New Song C o m m u nity Center
2511 NE MLK Blvd ♦ Portland, OR 97212
C orner o f NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street
DOORS OPEN AT 6PM FOR EVERY SERVICE.
For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481
or log on to w w w . m f h m p o r t l a n d . c o m