JAMES PAGE

Harris assumes helm at International Training Institute

Michael Harris, a longtime staffer at the International Training Institute (ITI), has taken the reins as its administrator. A second-generation sheet metal worker, Harris got his first taste of the industry at…

Bob Dak honored with TABB Hall of Fame induction

Bob Dak’s career as one of the industry’s top testing and balancing (TAB) professionals culminated when his name was added to the International Certification Board/Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau (ICB/TABB) Hall…

When COVID-19 hit, training at Local 105 got creative

Across the country, schools of all types are trying to figure out how to operate while keeping employees and students safe from COVID-19. Training centers — each with their own…

SMART Heroes graduates 39 new members in first half of 2019, announces second location

The first half of 2019 was a busy time for the SMART Heroes program, located at Western Washington Sheet Metal near Seattle. The program graduated 39 new sheet metal apprentices during three seven-week sessions,…

Second SMART Heroes program set for Colorado

Partnership between sheet metal union, Fort Carson puts veterans to work COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – SMART Heroes, a program established to help soon-to-be or recent military veterans transition into a sheet…

International Training Institute welcomes new field representative, Lisa Davis

Lisa Davis took a somewhat unconventional path to becoming a sheet metal worker. After graduating from the University of California at Davis with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Davis changed…

Companies contribute to program helping veterans find careers

SMART Heroes provides course to help veterans enter sheet metal apprenticeship FAIRFAX, Va. – To date, more than 10 classes and 142 veterans have graduated from SMART Heroes, a program that…

Veterans get chance at career through Los Angeles program

Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 offers pre-apprenticeship program to military vets LOS ANGELES – Military veterans who have honorably transitioned into civilian life often don’t know what their next steps will…

Inaugural SMART Heroes Program puts military veterans to work

Being discharged from the military can be exciting, but the unknowns and uncertainties of civilian life can also be scary. Luckily for eight U.S. military soon-to-be-veterans, as well as many…

Indiana, Detroit apprentices participate in contest

Gary students nearly sweep 2017 contest held in South Bend SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Apprentices from Indiana’s Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20 and Detroit’s Local No. 80 participated in…

Apprentices serve up community service, gain on-the-job skills

California apprentices raise money, repair air conditioning units for charities FAIRFAX, Va. – More than 10,000 apprentices attend training at more than 150 schools across the country, so upon graduation…

Indiana sheet metal apprentices compete with skills they, all U.S. union sheet metal apprentices learn through apprenticeship

Students from Gary, Evansville, Indianapolis, South Bend take top honors FAIRFAX, Va. – Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20 hosted more than 30 apprentices during the ninth annual Indiana Apprenticeship…

Sheet metal training schools find success in e-reader pilot program

Centers in three locations participated in six-month plan to bring tech to education FAIRFAX, Va. – For the last six months, union sheet metal training centers participated in an e-reader pilot…

James Page to take helm as ITI administrator Oct. 15

Page has more than 30 years of experience in the HVAC industry FAIRFAX, Va. – James Page will take the helm as the administrator of the International Training Institute, the education…