Sponsor. Exhibit. Lead a Workshop. Sponsor. Exhibit. Lead a Workshop. 2015 Women in Trades Career Fair 2015 Women in Trades Career Fair Three Days of Education Three Ways to Participate Thursday, May 14 Friday, May 15 Saturday, May 16 Thanks to our generous site host: NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center 16021 NE Airport Way Portland, OR 97230 Proudly Presented by: www.tradeswomen.net
Three Days of Education, Inspiration, and Opportunity Sponsor Exhibit Three Ways to Participate Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. (OTI) produces the annual Women in Trades Career Fair to help fill the gap in the labor force that is being created with record levels of upcoming retirements of skilled trades people and to increase diversity and the overall number of women working in trades careers. Participation in OTI s Women in Trades Career Fair offers an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to this effort and gain substantial recognition benefits. 1,997 people attended in 2014! Sponsors receive significant benefits at every level and are offered multiple ways to recruit qualified women to their company or industry. Lead an Interactive Workshop Middle school girls stop a simulated water main break in a workshop with the Portland Water Bureau. Workshops are the cornerstone of the Women in Trades Career Fair. By presenting a hands-on workshop, you have the opportunity to connect directly with young women exploring post-high school career options, experienced tradeswomen looking for work, and other adult women actively exploring the possibility of a trades career. Exhibits are open on Friday and Saturday and are visited by more than 1,100 high school girls and women seeking careers in the trades! In an effort to tailor content at the Fair to be age appropriate, Thursday, our Middle School Girls Day focuses on interactive workshops and does not feature an exhibit hall. Photo by: Lindsay Cimina Photography 2
Lead an Interactive Workshop Lead an Interactive Workshop The engaging, hands-on workshops are the foundation of what makes the Women in Trades Career Fair such an exceptional experience for attendees and workshop leaders. By presenting an interactive workshop led by tradeswomen, workshop presenters have an extraordinary opportunity to connect with and inform hundreds of potential tradeswomen about their industry, showcase projects, and recruit new employees. Workshop space fees are waived for Sponsors & Exhibitors Each workshop presenter receives a Women in Trades Career Fair T-shirt, plus lunch and morning refreshments each day of participation. Previous workshops have covered topics such as: Concrete Stepping Stones, Wind Power, Wire a Light and Switch, Soldering Copper, Highway Transportation, Climb a Utility Pole, Operate a Jackhammer, Make Sheetmetal Flower Pots, Fun With Insulation, and many more. Photo by: Lindsay Cimina Photography Each workshop is conducted on a schedule three to four times per day on school days (Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15) and three or more times on Careers for Women Day (Saturday, May 16). A middle school girl learns to use the cutting torch from Angela Couture, Journey Ironworker with Ironworkers Local 29. OTI staff are available to work with your organization to help plan a successful workshop, coordinate all the details and logistics specific to your individual workshop, and answer any questions you have about how to make the most of your experience at the 2015 Women in Trades Career Fair. Please register online to lead a workshop at www.tradeswomen.net/fair or complete and return the enclosed form. 3
Sponsor the Women in Trades Career Fair Sponsor the Women in Trades Career Fair The Women in Trades Career Fair is 100% industry supported. Your sponsorship of this unique event creates an extraordinary opportunity for people in the Portland Metropolitan area to connect your company name and logo with economic opportunity and positive change benefitting youth and the whole community. Photo by: Lindsay Cimina Photography A young girl learns to solder from Sara Page, OTI pre-apprenticeship graduate and UA 290 Plumber Apprentice. In addition to the high value recognition benefits you will receive as a sponsor of the 2015 Women in Trades Career Fair, (please see the Sponsor Benefits chart to the right), your sponsorship: Connects you to a target audience of hard-to-find, qualified female job candidates; (Historically, more than 600 high school girls exploring career options attend the Fair on Friday, and 500 women job-seekers attend the Fair on Saturday,. Helps increase diversity within the industry and the overall number of women seeking careers in the trades; Allows participants to meet established tradeswomen working in your company; Creates an interactive, hands-on educational experience for nearly 2,000 young women and aspiring tradeswomen; Helps inspire the next generation of tradeswomen! Please register to Sponsor the Women in Trades Career Fair online at www.tradeswomen.net/fair or complete and return the enclosed form. 4
Sponsor Benefits Company logo printed on TriMet bus signs Viewed by 810,892 individuals throughout the Portland Metropolitan area Platinum $10,500 Gold $7,800 Silver $4,750 Bronze $2,250 Company logo included in Fair Television commercial Viewed by 555,018 adults age 18 & up Company logo printed on event posters 1,700 posters are printed and distributed throughout the Portland Metropolitan area Company recognition on event postcards (oversize 8 x 10 cards) 10,000 printed and mailed or distributed throughout the Portland Metropolitan area. Logo Name Name Name Recognition in media communications Company recognition on event T-shirts More than 650 shirts distributed Logo Name Name Name Company recognition in participant information packet Company logo or name with website Company recognition on outdoor Fair welcome banner 4 x 8 color banner Exhibitor space at Fair Visited by more than 1,100 attendees Logo Name Name Name Logo Logo Name Name Prime Prime General General Active link on OTI s website Logo Logo Name Name Women in Trades Fair social media campaign OTI s Facebook presence includes more than 2,300 Likes Complimentary Women in Trades Career Fair Coffee Mugs Sponsor recognition certificate 10 7 4 2 Framed Framed Unframed Unframed 5
Interactive exhibits are an excellent way to recruit qualified women and inform participants about your trade. Exhibits are open on Friday and Saturday and are visited by more than 1,100 Fair attendees. Exhibit space is free for sponsors! With record levels of experienced tradespeople retiring, now is the perfect time Present an Exhibit Irais Gandarilla, sheet metal worker and OTI preapprenticeship graduate, shows Careers for Women Day attendees a virtual welding machine in the Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 workshop. to connect with high school students and adult career seekers about the trades via apprenticeship, community college training, or job opportunities. On Friday,, students have shown a strong interest in the trades, and many are enrolled in technical education classes. The majority of the women attending on Saturday,, are job seekers between the ages of 17-35 actively seeking a new career. Make the Most of Your Exhibit! Make it useful Have employment applications ready for women to fill out and submit. Make it relevant Be prepared to talk with job seekers. Staff your exhibit with tradeswomen. They are wonderful role models for Fair attendees and a valuable source of information to those interested in pursuing a similar career. Make it interactive Bring tools used in your trade and let participants handle them. Demonstrate the skills used in your trade or industry. Have items and information for attendees to take home with them. Showcase your work Show off your award-winning projects. Display action-oriented photographs of women and men working in your trade. Please register to be an exhibitor online at www.tradeswomen.net/fair or complete and return the enclosed form. Photo by Dawn Jones 6
Dads and Daughters The Dads & Daughters workshop seeks to engage dads and other adults to encourage their girls exploration of livingwage careers in the trades. Please come to the Women in Trades Career Fair and hands-on workshops with your daughter and make time for a special workshop and coffee just for parents & guardians (and the young women in their lives). Photo by Dawn Jones Mentoring Your Daughters Interest in a Trades Career Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Free gift for the first 20 daughters attending with an adult! Volunteer! Volunteers are the power behind the Women in Trades Career Fair! Assisting with setup Greeting and checking-in exhibitors, workshop presenters, and schools Directing traffic and guests in the parking lot Helping to direct students and teachers to workshops Helping breakdown the event and clean up Photo by Dawn Jones Volunteers help in a variety of ways, such as: Every volunteer receives a complimentary Women in Trades Career Fair T-shirt, lunch, and beverages. Please sign up at www.tradeswomen.net in March 2015 to volunteer with us at the 2015 Women in Trades Career Fair. 7
In grateful recognition of our generous 2014 Sponsors. You made the Fair possible! Platinum Sponsors Bonneville Power Administration City of Portland: Bureau of Procurement, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Transportation, and Water Bureau IBEW Local 48 KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8 NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center The Oregonian Portland Development Commission Portland General Electric UA Local 290 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & Marine Pipefitters training Trust / Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association Gold Sponsors Oregon and Southern Idaho and Northwest Laborers-Employers Training Trust Funds Silver Sponsors ODOT/BOLI Highway Construction Workforce Development Program Oregon Electric Group Sheet Metal Training Institute Slayden Construction Group, Inc. Bronze Sponsors Daily Journal of Commerce Eileen Fisher Gunderson, LLC Hamilton Construction Company Hoffman Structures, Inc. Howard S. Wright I.U. Operating Engineers, Local 701 Metro Mowat Construction Company Multnomah County Northwest Line Construction JATC NW Natural Oregon & SW Washington Roofers & Waterproofers JATC Oregon Iron Works Inc. and United Streetcar Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters / Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute Pacific Power PCC Bond Program Platt Electric Supply R & H Construction RR Donnelley Skanska USA Building, Inc. Stimson Lumber Company Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue / IAFF Local 1660 Vigor Industrial Walsh Construction Co. www.tradeswomen.net 3934 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 101 Portland, Oregon 97212 503.335.8200 x 21