Technical assistance (TA) can help industry stakeholders build their workforce capacity and offer targeted guidance, training, and resources through an equity lens.
We help industry stakeholders strengthen their ability to conduct outreach, recruitment, assessment, training, and retention of women in the skilled trades. We collaborate with industry stakeholders to develop and implement tailored solutions, including customized training programs, gender lens curriculum, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship support, tradeswomen leadership development initiatives, multi-stakeholder collaborations, and targeted outreach and recruitment strategies to connect women to skilled trades careers.
We work not only on the supply side to attract a strong talent pool but also on the demand side, ensuring that industry stakeholders such as contractors and employers are empowered with the knowledge and skills to retain a strong workforce. We provide training on safe and respectful workplaces, family-friendly policies and practices, health and safety for women in construction (HASWIC), and mentorship models.
Examples of what we can do:
- Host panels
- Design and facilitate workshops
- Webinars
- Briefing papers/fact sheets
- Organize institutes/summits/roundtables/convenings
- Establish women-focused pre-apprenticeship programs
- Assemble multi-stakeholder collaborations