Workshop 1: Getting to Know Your ROC
Nov. 8, 2005

In Arizona’s contracting industry, women make up only 10 percent of the workforce in a profession filled with opportunities for advancement as well as a rewarding experience.

That’s why the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) has created the three-part Women in Construction workshop series to provide resources to current and aspiring female contractors and address the unique issues facing women in construction.

The ROC has partnered with the National Association of Women in Construction Greater Phoenix and Phoenix East chapters and the National Association of Women Business Owners Phoenix chapter to develop and host the free workshop series. Through the Women in Construction workshops, the ROC and its partners will encourage women to pursue and establish careers as licensed contractors in the construction industry. Interacting with successful role models who already work in the construction industry will have a tremendous impact on women who think they may want to enter the profession.

The first workshop in the Women in Construction series, Getting to Know Arizona’s Contractor Licensing Agency, was held 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 8, at the ROC’s main office, 800 W. Washington, first floor, in Phoenix. The first workshop will provide an overview of the ROC’s role in regulating the contracting industry and the agency’s programs for contractors. Workshop participants also will have access to the ROC’s resources, including speakers, brochures, e-mail alerts, newsletters, a telephone hotline and website.

The remaining two workshops, Getting Your ROC License and Maintaining Your ROC License, are scheduled for January 2006. Register for the workshops online. For more information call the ROC at (602) 542-1525 ext. 7106 or send e-mail to wendy.gutierrez@azroc.gov.