Organization: WOMEN WHO WELD
Mission: WOMEN WHO WELD IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT TEACHES WOMEN HOW TO WELD AND FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY.
Activities: YEAR-ROUND, WEEK-LONG TRAINING CLASSES WOMEN WHO WELD OFFERS LOW-COST, WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE WELDING TRAINING CLASSES FOR WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO MIG, TIG, AND/OR STICK WELD. GRADUATES OF THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM ARE PREPARED FOR FULL-TIME JOBS OR APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY. WOMEN WHO WELD HAS A 100% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE AND 100% PROGRAM TO EMPLOYMENT RATE! 4 WERE HELD IN 2019
ANNUAL, SIX-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMWOMEN WHO WELD OFFERS A SUBSIDIZED, 6-WEEK INTENSIVE WELDING TRAINING PROGRAM IN WHICH UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED WOMEN IN DETROIT LEARN HOW TO MIG WELD AND OPERATE VARIOUS METALWORKING TOOLS AND MACHINES. GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM ARE PREPARED FOR FULL-TIME JOBS OR APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY. WOMEN WHO WELD HAS A 100% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE AND 100% PROGRAM TO EMPLOYMENT RATE!
YEAR-ROUND, SINGLE-DAY WORKSHOPSWOMEN WHO WELD OFFERS LOW-COST, SINGLE-DAY INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE BASICS OF MIG WELDING AND INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY. WOMEN WHO WELD HAS A 100% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE AND 100% PROGRAM TO EMPLOYMENT RATE!9 SINGLE DAY WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN 2019
NTEE category: Employment
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building