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Celebrating 30 Years of WANTO Grant Program
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This month, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of our Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program, which has served thousands of women through job-related training and retention activities since 1992. WANTO grantees set up support groups and provide supportive services like career counseling and mentoring to improve women’s retention in pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
They also offer trainings for employers and unions on creating an environment for women to succeed. The WANTO grant helps women gain access to family-sustaining, high-quality jobs in the trades and nontraditional fields by creating pipelines into those career paths. Through WANTO, women are being empowered to enter and succeed in new industries.
Highlights:
• WANTO has provided nearly $33 million through 132 grants to community-based organizations since the program's inception in 1992.
• The number of female apprentices in the United States has more than doubled over the last 8 years, with women now making up almost 14% of all active apprentices.
• Electrician, truck driver, and pharmacy specialist are just some of the occupations that have seen the largest increases in female apprentices.
• In 2021, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever at more than 314,000.
• Over the last five years, the number of women working in the trades has increased by almost one-third.
Highlights:
• WANTO has provided nearly $33 million through 132 grants to community-based organizations since the program's inception in 1992.
• The number of female apprentices in the United States has more than doubled over the last 8 years, with women now making up almost 14% of all active apprentices.
• Electrician, truck driver, and pharmacy specialist are just some of the occupations that have seen the largest increases in female apprentices.
• In 2021, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever at more than 314,000.
• Over the last five years, the number of women working in the trades has increased by almost one-third.
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- Posted by: Phyllis Richardson
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