Career Exploration
EXPLORE THE TRADES, VOCATIONAL STUDIES AND PATHWAYS!
Trades are careers that allow you to do hands-on work using specific skills you are trained for. Training include
some combination of community college, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. The focus of the training is learning the skills and tools of the specific career in the classroom & on-the-job.
Examples of Career Fields in the Trades: Automotive, Manufacturing, Electrical, Construction, Utilities, Military, Law Enforcement, Culinary, Cosmetology, Medical Imaging, Information Technology
Examples of Career Fields in the Trades: Automotive, Manufacturing, Electrical, Construction, Utilities, Military, Law Enforcement, Culinary, Cosmetology, Medical Imaging, Information Technology
Local Trades and Opportunities:
Oregon Tradeswomen - Women in the trades through education, leadership and mentorship
Vocational and Trades in Oregon
Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute (PNCI)- Carpenters Trade Prep