Education

What does the shift to online learning look like for ITI?

In March, colleges and universities nationwide were forced to shift from in-person classes to online learning amid the coronavirus outbreak. But, what does that shift mean for a conventional training…

August 27, 2020

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…

August 27, 2020

ITI, Interplay Learning team up to bring hands-on, VR service training to SMART members

The ITI has partnered with Interplay Learning to bring hands-on training to members of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) and apprentices across the country…

May 18, 2020

ICB/TABB Conference canceled, but education continues

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 ICB/TABB Conference, the International Certification Board (ICB) is dedicated to ensuring members are aware of alternate methods for earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs).…

April 3, 2020

Central Pennsylvania celebrates new training center

In 2016, the administrators at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 in Central Pennsylvania established a building committee to work together to design a new, energy efficient, state-of-the-art training center to replace the…

March 30, 2020

Successful ITI pilot program leads to California MATT Levels I, II courses

In preparation for the California Energy Commission (CEC) launch of the 2019 Title 24 standards on Jan. 1, the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet…

March 1, 2020

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…

December 18, 2019

SMART Heroes welcomes military ranks to sheet metal career

Fourteenth class is first to include members of all U.S. military branches Nine members of the United States military and six veterans graduated as the 14th class of the SMART Heroes program…

November 13, 2019

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…

September 24, 2019

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…