Washington Area Women in the Trades (WAWIT)

The Washington Area Women in the Trades program provides 12 weeks of pre-vocational, pre-apprenticeship training for high wage jobs in non-traditional occupations such as construction. This program is free of charge and includes hands-on trade skills instruction, life skills, context-based Adult Basic Education, financial literacy, physical conditioning, workplace behavior skills, computer training, job search procedures and 18 months of job retention and case management services. Women go into employer-sponsored training, non-traditional employment or trade union apprenticeship programs.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• women
• construction
• job
• training