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November 24, 2009
ATLAS Trade and Logistics Program
The ATLAS Basic Warehousing and Logistics training program will prepare you for employment in a warehouse or shipping facility. Women are encouraged to apply.
DECEMBER 14th and 15th MANDATORY ORIENTATION SESSIONS at 10 am in Oakland.
MANDATORY Orientation dates for the upcoming class are
December 14th & 15th @ 10:00am. Potential students must attend one of these days. Next Class begins January 2010.
Training Requirements:
*Basic English and Math Skills
*Ability to be on time
*Willingness to work
*Ability to be in training from 9 am to 4 pm M-F for 10 weeks
*Ability to pass drug screening
Classes start in January
For more information please contact:
Joyce Guy
Accounts Specialist
1433 Webster St, Ste. 100
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-8773 ext 313
Email:jguy@twc-oakland.org
Fax (510) 891-8775
Email request for application to:
admin@twc-oakland.org
Warehousing has become one of the highest growth career opportunities in the Bay Area with thousands of projected job openings in the next decade.
This ATLAS training will last approximately 10 weeks and provide an introduction to warehouse technology, hazmat training, forklift operation, and basic warehousing processes and procedures.
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ATLAS is a special career training project of the College of Alameda, Oakland Adult and Career Education, the Workforce Collaborative and the Teamsters. It includes partnerships with trade and logistics employers, the Port of Oakland, City of Oakland, and Alameda County Central Labor Council, and Alameda County Social Services
StoryCorps Oral History Project
StoryCorps, the National Public Radio-affiliated oral history project, has been extended in the Bay Area through November 2010. And there are special slots reserved for Tradeswomen, Inc. family and friends! If you would like to make a reservation to bring in a friend or family member to the San Francisco StoryBooth (located downtown at the Contemporary Jewish Museum), call StoryCorps Site Supervisor Sarah Geis at 415-370-0244. Be sure to mention you heard about the opportunity through Tradeswomen.