Five Questions: Ted Kuczynski, former ITI administrator
Ted Kuczynski’s life set out on its course from the moment he joined Sheet Metal Workers Local 18’s apprenticeship program in 1971. He began teaching part time soon after his…
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‘Think ahead’: The ITI turns 50 (part 3)
As the millennium appeared on the horizon, International Training Institute (ITI) leadership knew a change in training was needed for instructors and apprentices. For apprentices, the curriculum in place wasn’t…
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…
ITI develops, implements Ventilation Verification curriculum
The first Ventilation Verification Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) pilot course for training coordinators and instructors was offered via virtual platform by the International Training Institute (ITI), the educational arm of…
The ITI Turns 50: Five questions with a former administrator
Richard “Dick” Peck started his sheet metal apprenticeship in 1958 and became a journey worker in 1962 at Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A former administrator…
‘If you don’t walk forward, you will fall behind’: The ITI turns 50 (part 2)
The second 15 years of existence for the National Training Fund (NTF), now known as the International Training Institute, were — like many teenage growing periods — full of momentum.…
Oklahoma instructor promoted to national role in sheet metal union
Local 124’s training coordinator chosen to instruct trainers, build curriculum Trent London, a second-generation sheet metal worker and longtime training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 124, in Oklahoma City,…
Heavy Metal Summer Experience introduces youth to sheet metal
California, Washington union training centers welcome students on interactive tours Each high school student touring the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center on July 13 left with a miniature Jeep…
Dale Clark joins ITI as OSHA specialist
Second-generation union sheet metal worker Dale Clark began work on Jan. 1 as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) specialist, a new position created to oversee health and safety…
“Damn the torpedoes — full speed ahead”: The ITI turns 50
The first 15 years of any organization’s lifetime is an important time in its history. Its evolution depends solely on the strength of the roots established in those first few…