SMART Heroes

ITI names two new field representatives, military program specialist

The International Training Institute (ITI) has welcomed Darek Scarlavai, who has more than 10 years of experience teaching registered apprentices and journeypersons in Michigan, and Pittsburgh veteran Joshua Moore as field staff…

Eight men standing in a line. Most of them are dressed in uniform.

SMART Heroes marks milestone recruiting veterans to apprenticeship

The first class of SMART Heroes, seen above, graduated October 2017. Members of the military preparing to leave the service often have difficulties transitioning to civilian jobs — they suffer…

Veterans in first SMART Heroes class graduate apprenticeship

Two members of the first class of SMART Heroes, the unionized sheet metal industry’s bridge from military life to a civilian career in sheet metal, welding and heating, ventilation and air…

SMART Heroes celebrates first graduation in Colorado

Three service members graduated during Oct. 7 ceremony Three members of the United States military graduated as the first class of the SMART Heroes program’s Colorado location Oct. 7 at…

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,…

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…

SMACNA Chapter Executive of the Year encourages innovation

Muller-Neff took dad’s love of career, law degree to help contractors compete SEATTLE – From the northwest corner of the United States, Julie Muller-Neff, executive director of the Western Washington…

Companies can contribute to program helping veterans find careers

SMART Heroes provides course to help veterans enter sheet metal apprenticeship FAIRFAX, Va. – Veterans transitioning to civilian life have many options. At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Seattle, honorably discharged veterans…