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Women Who Weld


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Women Who Weld


 

WhAT IS Women who weld?

Women Who Weld® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that teaches women how to weld and find employment in the welding industry. We’re developing economic opportunities for women and diversifying the workforce.

Women Who Weld and three former participants were featured on The Today Show!

ARCLIGHT

Women Who Weld has launched a new program in which we showcase women who create, ideate, and collaborate across specializations and trades. Visit our program overview page for more information or click here to jump right in!

YEAR-ROUND, WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE WELDING TRAINING CLASSES

Women Who Weld offers subsidized, Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Classes for individuals who are interested in learning how to weld. Participants of the intensive week-long program are prepared for full-time jobs or apprenticeships in the welding industry. Visit our program overview page for more information. Click here to view our current schedule or contact us below to be notified of upcoming classes!

YEAR-ROUND, SINGLE-DAY INTRODUCTORY WELDING WORKSHOPS

Women Who Weld offers subsidized, Single-Day Introductory Welding Workshops for individuals who are interested in learning the basics of welding and information about opportunities in the welding industry. Visit our program overview page for more information. Click here to view our current schedule or contact us below to be notified of upcoming workshops!

 
Click the logo to view upcoming workshops and classes

Click the logo to view upcoming workshops and classes

 
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About


About


Samantha Farrugia

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER

Samantha holds a Master in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan and created Women Who Weld in 2014. Prior to creating Women Who Weld, she oversaw business development for, and the successful acquisition of, an advertising technology startup in New York City. 

Samantha and her team lead intensive welding training programs to prepare women for full-time jobs, apprenticeships, or continuing education in the welding industry, as well as introductory welding workshops for anyone who is interested in learning how to weld. If you want to learn how to weld, please contact us!

SUPPORT

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Women Who Weld relies in part on contributions from businesses and corporations, foundations and philanthropists, and institutions and individuals to support our organization. Your donation will enable us to continue our welding training programs and grow and scale our operations.

Please click the button below to make a one-time or recurring tax-deductible donation (Tax ID 81-1245739) to support Women Who Weld. Your contribution will directly support our programs and operations.

Click here to donate
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participants


of Women Who Weld’s Intensive Welding Training Programs

participants


of Women Who Weld’s Intensive Welding Training Programs

Contact Us


Contact Us


info@womenwhoweld.org

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Our latest Arclight interview with Denise, a body quality technician at Rivian (@rivianofficial) in Normal, IL, is live! Denise completed Women Who Weld’s Intensive Welding Training Program in August 2021. Below is an excerpt from the intervie
Larissa completed our Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class in November 2022 and landed a job as a custom fabricator and welder in Los Angeles! She is working for a contractor that converts shipping containers into affordable housing units. Cong
Valerie completed Women Who Weld’s Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class in November 2022. She is a business development manager at a global manufacturer and distributor of industrial chemicals for maintenance and repair of industrial, aut
Ashley is a go-getter! She recently completed our Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class and, within 5 days, landed a job as a welder at a work truck manufacturer in Pennsylvania after passing her weld tests! Congrats, Ashley!! We’re excite
We concluded another successful Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class yesterday! 9 participants can now weld all joints in all positions in short-circuit transfer (3F, 4F, and 1G were everyone’s favorites)! We also had a wonderful time hos
We are cruising through our current Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class in NYC with participants from New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Georgia! Everyone has already learned how to weld multiple joints in the flat and horizontal position
Women Who Weld held another sold out, Single-Day Introductory Workshop at our facility in NYC yesterday in which *18* participants - we increased our capacity yet again! - learned the fundamentals of gas metal arc welding! Our next Introductory Work
Our next Single-Day Introductory Welding Workshop is on Saturday, March 18 from 12pm-4pm. And our next Week-Long Intensive Welding Training Class takes place from Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24 at our facility in New York City! Click the l
Our latest Arclight interview with Daquais, a welder and ironworker at Nelson Iron Works in Detroit, is live! Daquais completed Women Who Weld’s Intensive Welding Training Program in October 2021. Below is an excerpt from the interview: