International Training Institute (ITI)

ITI hosts Bias and Belonging for Coordinators training

A new class offered to International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) training coordinators is designed to aid in the fight against problems with implicit bias in…

Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 soldering class aerial photo of members in the workshop

June 28, 2022

Detroit sheet metal workers gather to learn, certify soldering skills

The International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry, and the Copper Development Association (CDA) recently facilitated a soldering certification class for…

June 16, 2022

McGuire takes new role as ITI program administrator

Ron McGuire said he knows he has some really big shoes to fill in his new position as program administrator for the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of…

Man holding a white board with "in loving memory" written for Carrie Barber.

June 6, 2022

Recent sheet metal grad shares ‘I got your back’ story from her apprenticeship

Chelsey Bus recently graduated from her apprenticeship at Local 16 in Portland, Oregon. During her five years of training, she experienced much of the same adversity other women have faced…

April 18, 2022

International Training Institute welcomes two to field staff

Joe Potesta, of Indianapolis, and Craig Reehten, of St. Louis, were selected earlier this year for two positions on the field staff of the International Training Institute (ITI), the education…

March 22, 2022

Local 7 launches remote AutoCAD class thanks to student licenses

Remote learning has only been the latest progression Darek Scarlavai has overseen as training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 in Michigan. Now, with the flexibility afforded by student…

March 21, 2022

The ITI Turns 50: Embracing innovation

Technology is traditionally a good predictor — it can identify what innovations are on the way and how the industry will use them to teach apprentices and journey people in…

March 17, 2022

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…

December 21, 2021

Local 71 expands training center, state-of-the-art equipment

This summer, months after the planned ribbon cutting was derailed by COVID-19, Local 71 of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers in Buffalo, New…

Picture of a soldering class with students and a teacher having a conversation.

December 17, 2021

ITI, CDA host soldering training for sheet metal workers in New York

The International Training Institute (ITI), working in collaboration with the Copper Development Association (CDA), facilitated a soldering certification class at the training center for the International Association of Sheet Metal,…