Resources
Resources for Career and Technical Education for Women in Manufacturing, Transportation, and Information Technology
Apprenticeships
- U.S. Department of Labor: Women Build, Protect, and Move America Portal
- U.S. Department of Labor: Apprenticeships Near You
- CareerOneStop Apprenticeship Finder
- United Association Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders, & Service Technicians Apprentice Training
- U.S. Department of Labor American Apprenticeship Initiative: Information on Grants and Toolkit for Employers
- Apprenticeship program for women in nontraditional occupations: Human Capital Development Corp, Inc.
Skills Training for Women in Nontraditional Occupations
- Manufacturing
- Training for young people in many skills including manufacturing technology or machining: Job Corps
- Women only training in manufacturing:
- Skills training for women in manufacturing (and other technical trades): Goodwill of North Georgia
- Welding (women only training):
- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
- Women only truck driver training: CLIMB Wyoming
- Training for women truck drivers: Roadmaster CDL School
- U.S. Department of Transportation entrepreneurial internship program for women and girls
- U.S. Department of Transportation summer internship program for diverse groups: STIPDG
- Vermont Commercial Driver License skills training program for women and minority men
- Skills training for women in transportation, manufacturing, and construction: Goodwill of North Georgia
- Women only training as auto mechanics: Vermont Works for Women’s Rosie’s Girls
- Career counseling and skills workshops for single parents and individuals enrolled in non-traditional programs of study: Northeast Community College New Beginnings Program
- Information Technology
- Skills training for women in IT: Vermont Works for Women’s Step Up to IT program
- Training in IT for girls of color in San Francisco: Black Girls Code
- Training in IT for high school girls: Girls Who Code
- Software development for women in Seattle: Ada Developers Academy
- Training in coding for women in New York: Grace Hopper Academy
- Online training for women in coding: Women’s Coding Collective
- Training for women with children in San Francisco: MotherCoders
- Training for women and men in power engineering: NAPE
Resources
- Manufacturing
- Women in Manufacturing Association and Resources: WIM Works Career Center
- The Manufacturing Institute honors and supports women in manufacturing: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Production (STEP) Ahead Initiative
- Scholarships for women in welding: American Welding Society
- Manufacturing Employer Survey: Skill Up Washington
- Transportation
- Network and mentorship program for women in transportation: WTS Professional Development opportunities and scholarships
- Resources and job opportunities for women truck drivers: LTD
- Scholarships and information for women in aviation: Women in Aviation
- Leadership development program for women in trucking: Women in Trucking
- Amelia Earhart Fellowship for young women in aerospace-related sciences and engineering.
- Information Technology
- Resources for Girls in STEM: The National Girls Collaborative Project
- Mentorship and networking for girls and women in STEM: GAINS
- Educational videos and networking for girls interested in STEM: STEM Girl Social Network
- Resources and networking for women and girls in STEM: National Center for Women & Information Technology
General Resources
- Job Training Success Project: Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- Career counseling and skills workshops for single parents and individuals enrolled in non-traditional programs of study: Northeast Community College New Beginnings Program
- Women’s Institute for Leadership Development in the Labor Movement Mentoring Program and Annual Summer Institute
- Network and mentorship program: Texas Women in Trades
- U.S. Department of Labor Clearinghouse for women in nontraditional careers: Women Build, Protect, and Move America Portal
- Wider Opportunities for Women’s (WOW) Pink-to-Green Toolkit: resources and tools on recruitment, curriculum, case management, and retention focused on women (in green and other nontraditional jobs)
- Center for Energy Workforce Development & Hard Hatted Women WISE Pathways: Toolkit for Recruiting and Retaining Women in Non-Traditional Positions and Workshop Materials
- Reaching New Heights: Promising Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Students in Career and Technical Education Programs That Are Nontraditional for Their Gender (Report)
- Career Pathways for Women and Girls; Strategies to attract Women and Girls to Emergent and Nontraditional Occupations and Industries (Report)
- Gender Equity Expert Panel: Exemplary & Promising Gender Equity Programs, 2000 (Report)
- LEP Guide for Workforce Professionals-how to best serve limited English proficiency population
- APEC Women in Transportation Forum Discussion Group Summary
- Dialogue for Women in Blue-Collar Transportation Careers Final Report
- ILO’s Promoting the employment of women in the transport sector- Obstacles and policy options (Report)
- How to Attract and Engage Female Truck Drivers (Article)
- Resources for increasing women in STEM: Women in STEM Knowledge Center
Professional and Trade Organizations, Associations, and Unions:
- American Association for University Women
- American Welding Society
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation
- International Society of Women Airline Pilots
- International Organization of Women Pilots
- International Society for the Preservation of Women in Railroading
- Real Women in Trucking
- Women in Aviation International
- Women in Trucking
- Women in Transportation
- Women’s Institute for Leadership Development
- Trade’s Women, Inc