Oregon Tradeswomen's 2024 Career Fair

Friday, May 17 - 8:30AM - 2:30PM
School Day - Registration Required

Saturday, May 18 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Public Day - Free and open to everyone

 

Location:

Generously hosted by:

NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center
16021 NE Airport Way
Portland OR 97230

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Employers + Training Providers

Join us at our 2024 Career Fair to inform the next generation about opportunities for debt-free career education and reach adult job-seekers exploring employment in the skilled construction trades and adjacent industries.

Schools

Oregon Tradeswomen's Career Fair offers an unparalleled opportunity for your students to explore lucrative, debt-free career training opportunities available in the skilled construction trades and adjacent industries. The Career Fair is open to middle and high schools, as well as CTE programs and other organized youth groups.

Teachers and chaperones may visit the school page for more information and downloadable forms.

Job Seekers

Come find the career you've been looking for - or one you may have never imagined - on Saturday, May 18th at the NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center!

Here is our current list of exhibitors to connect with at the Fair (more coming soon!):

Builders FirstSource

C.O.A.T. Flagging

City of Gresham

City of Hillsboro

Clackamas Community College

Clackamas County

Clackamas County Transportation Maintenance

Clark County Paving

Hamilton Construction Company

I&E Construction

Lovett Deconstruction

Lovett Inc.

Meta

Mt. Hood Community College

Mt. Hood Army Recruiting

Multnomah County

Northwest College of Construction

OEG, Inc.

Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Associations (OSSIA)

Pacific Power / PacifiCorp

Painter and Drywall Finisher Apprenticeships

Portland Police Bureau

R&H Construction

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

Wilcox and Flegel

Wildish Standard Paving Co.

Volunteers

Our volunteers are the best and are truly the POWER behind Oregon Tradeswomen’s annual Career Fair! We can't put this event on without you!

 

Recap of the 2023 Career Fair

Thank you to everyone involved in Oregon Tradeswomen's 2023 Career Fair that took place May 19th and 20th! Special thanks to NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center and Local 48 for the generous use of their spaces. Oregon Tradeswomen could not host this event without their incredible support.

Thank you to our dedicated sponsors for their financial support of the Career Fair and their involvement as exhibitors to connect with attendees about careers in their industry. Thank you to the teachers and chaperones who encouraged their students to think about professional paths after high-school that they may not have otherwise known about - and opportunities for a debt-free career education.

Oregon Tradeswomen's 2023 Career Fair by the numbers:

1,080 Middle and high school students
153 Teachers & Chaperones
70 School groups from Oregon & Washington
811 Women and their Families attended on Saturday
73 Volunteers contributed 386 hours
31 Sponsors
90 Businesses, Unions, community colleges, government agencies, and other organizations
31 Interactive exhibits & hands-on workshops


LiUNA representatives talk with Career Fair attendees about apprenticeship and the opportunities for debt-free training and education as a Union Laborer.


Senator Ron Wyden visited Oregon Tradeswomen's annual Career Fair. He enjoyed learning about the great work happening in our region to expand access to apprenticeship and debt-free career education opportunities.


Middle School Girls show their enthusiasm at the Ironworkers Local 29 workshop at Oregon Tradeswomen's Career Fair!

Thank You

Thank you to the sponsors of Oregon Tradeswomen's 2024 Career Fair

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gold sponsors

 

silver sponsors

bronze sponsors

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