This handbook provides a brief overview of apprenticeship and explains how women can find and participate in an apprenticeship program. Topics covered include the following: definition of an apprenticeship, trades that are apprenticeable, why and how to apply, how to choose a trade, requirements for an apprenticeship, supportive services, job…

This workbook is designed to help girls and women explore the possibility of a career in nontraditional occupations, such as trade and technical occupations. It is organized in eight sections that cover the following topics: planning a career, knowing what you like, nontraditional choices, working in the skilled trades, working in the high-tech…

Because knowledge of educational opportunities is one of the most important factors in choosing a career, the objectives of this unit are to provide both the leader and American Indian girls involved in the career development program with general information about educational opportunities and to provide sources when specific information is…

This learning activity package (LAP), developed as part of a cooperative project conducted by the Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools in conjunction with the Virginia Merit Shop Education Foundation, is intended to assist adults who are interested in enrolling in an apprenticeship program. (The apprenticeship program was developed to recruit…

Participant materials are provided from a workshop to acquaint women with nontraditional careers in the skilled trades and to help them become more knowledgeable about their options in making informed career decisions. The agendas for five day-long sessions outline the scope of the workshop that emphasizes basic math skills, hands-on experiences…

This guide provides a systems approach to increasing the numbers of women in apprenticeships and skilled blue collar jobs. Its components form the Apprenticeship and Blue Collar (ABC) System. This system was developed from the experiences of hundreds of employment and training professionals and from several targeted outreach programs currently…