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Graduates say:

"I am more confident in looking for work in the non-traditional fields that I enjoy."

"(Step-UP) changes your life for the better: knowledge, experience, confidence, networking, and new friends."

"I have become more skilled and I am more sure of myself."

"It is a great program and I feel it gives women a better chance in the carpentry field."

After Step-Up "I have something to look forward to."

"I can change career paths and survive."

Step-Up for Women

Step-Up for Women is an employment based skilled trades training program designed to prepare adult women for entry level positions in the construction industry and registered apprenticeships. We presently provide training at three sites in West Virginia.

Step-Up is hands-on training in:

• carpentry, welding, electrical wiring, and masonry.

Step-Up also works closely with the:

• Department of Transportation, Division of Highways to provide training in road maintenance and highway construction.

Step-Up offers:

• the ten-hour OSHA safety training, physical fitness training, and test preparation for union apprenticeships.

Step-Up students learn the essential skills to:

• find and keep a job including: resume writing, interview skills, job search techniques, communication skills, and sexual harassment prevention. Students will attend presentations from skilled trades unions, commercial and residential employers, and tradeswomen.

 

Step-Up trains our future women pioneers entering the skilled trades fields.

Where are Step-Up graduates working now?

• Laborers Union
• Carpenters Union
• March-Westin
• Orders Construction
• West Virginia University Physical Plant
• Tri County Electric
• Cement Masons/ Plasters Union
• Princeton Companies
• Ellsworth Electric
• Nova Electrical Enterprises
• Cornwell Electric
• Starting their own businesses

2009 WV Women Work!