Workshop Descriptions

The ATE Program culminated its Employment Workshop Series with a Graduation and Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Twenty-five inspired and empowered transgender women received honors for attending one or more workshops. Each graduate received recognition from the ATE Program and from the Office of Mayor Gavin Newsom. Workshop participants were honored with a Certificate of Appreciation bearing Mayor Newsom’s signature and the Seal of the City and County of San Francisco.

Congratulations and best of luck, 2008 ATE Employment Workshop graduates! For more information on our Future Employment Workshops you can contact, darel@apiwellness.org

ATE Employment Workshops*

The Asian & Pacific Islander Empowerment (A.T.E.) Program hosts its’ third wave of employment workshops! “Inspire and Achieve!” Transgender Employment Workshops 3.0 aims to encourage and nurture transgender community members in their employment goals. Discover the different career worlds of Computers, Health Care, Hospitality, and Administration with Employment Workshops 3.0!

Session 1: “Inspire & Achieve! (Launch/Enrollment)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Asian & Pacific Islander Empowerment (A.T.E.) program hosts its third wave of employment workshops! “Inspire and Achieve!” Transgender Employment Workshops 3.0 aims to encourage and nurture transgender community members in their employment goals. Participants to this workshop will be motivated to identify their own “pot of gold” and will be offered resources
towards working on their identified prize!

Session 2 : Computer Training: “Train For Success!”
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Computer literacy is a skill needed for most workplaces. Success in most stages of employment is easier to attain if you know your way around the computer. This workshop session will uncover the what, where, when, and how of the computer industry. Be a part of this workshop series and learn what kind of jobs or employment activities require you to be computer literate, where you can get trained, who can help and more! We will also discuss how transgender folks as a community, is making strides to get trained to succeed using knowledge of computers. Be a part of this great progress!

Session 3: Health Care: “Heal the World One Body at a Time.”
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
What kind of jobs can I get in the Health Care Field? How do I get entry into this job sector that will be hiring the most employees for a long period of time? These questions and many more will be answered during Session 3 of the TG employment workshops. Come and discover your potential for growth and an opportunity to heal and nurture others in the field of Health Care.  

Session 4: Hospitality: “Put on a Winning Smile!”
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hear from industry experts about careers in the Hospitality industry! This workshop will open eyes about another field of work that is still booming and projected to be doing so in the coming years. As large numbers of Americans age and with their incomes simultaneously increasing, there will be more and more growth and investments pouring into services provided by this industry. Attend this Employment workshop session and find your place within this rich and booming work.

Session 5: Administrative Work : “File, Organize, Send, Receive…Achieve!”
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Learn the ins and outs of office support and administration from the 5th session of the A.T.E. employment workshop series. Administrative work is more than filing, organizing, sending, and receiving. You as a workshop participant will learn many more things about this field including how it has helped our fellow transgender sisters and brothers achieve success!

Session 6: “Inspired and Ready to Achieve!” Transgender Employment Workshops 3.0 Graduation Ceremony
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This session will be considered the graduation ceremony. This will be a party to celebrate each workshop participant’s success and plans for the future. Those who participated in all the workshops, and those who may not have been able to attend all, will be honored and celebrated.

All Workshops will take place at:
A&PI Wellness Center, Banyan Room
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109
* This workshop is held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

The A.T.E. Program honors its’ collaboration with the following organizations:

The SF LGBT Center
www.sfcenter.org

Jewish Vocational Service
www.jvs.org

Transgender Law Center
www.transgenderlawcenter.org

For more information contact:
Darel Ayap
ATE Program Health Worker
(415)292-3420 Ext 350
darel@apiwellness.org