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ITI program helps apprentices access online content throughout pandemic

When the pandemic hit, training centers had to find ways to continue education online for apprentices. While first-year apprentices are assigned an iPad at the beginning of the school year…

Biannual conference is a true sign of Partners in Progress

The sheet metal Funds were well represented at the Partners in Progress Conference held Feb. 25-26 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The biannual labor-management event brings together SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…

Five locals earn Platinum Designation at Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference

Mike Harris, program administrator of the International Training Institute (ITI), presented five sheet metal training centers with Platinum Accreditation during the Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference this spring. Locals who earned the designation include Local 85 in…

Training centers rise to the challenge of accreditation

The International Training Institute (ITI) Accreditation Board periodically reviews and adjusts the requirements for its sheet metal training centers to attain accreditation. The board, which is made up of four members representing…

Sheet Metal Local No. 4 finds new home, future for members

The 12,500-square-foot building to include labs, technology to attract apprentices MEMPHIS, Tenn. – When the public school that housed Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 4’s training center abruptly closed last…

Demand high across country for Certified Welding Inspectors

Courses added to help sheet metal workers pass challenging exam, earn distinction FAIRFAX, Va. – The uptick in industrial welding in the nation’s Southeast corner has created a ripple effect…

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…

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ITI program helps apprentices access online content throughout pandemic

Biannual conference is a true sign of Partners in Progress

Five locals earn Platinum Designation at Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference

Training centers rise to the challenge of accreditation

Sheet Metal Local No. 4 finds new home, future for members

Demand high across country for Certified Welding Inspectors

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

Online learning portal brings ITI classes to members

Lagging courses bring sheet metal workers new skill for future work

Welders needed to fill positions at large projects in the Southeast

New software module saves instructors time, screens apprentice ability

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