Military ranks, vets graduate from SMART Heroes program
Fifteenth class graduates members of Army, Air Force, Marines Eleven members of the United States military and five veterans graduated as the 15th class of the SMART Heroes program Feb.…
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Colorado Springs SMART Heroes celebrates third graduation
Active Army members, vets take advantage of free program to build careers Seven members of the United States military and two veterans graduated as the third class of the SMART…
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…
Indiana apprenticeship focuses on service
Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 training centers in Gary and Evansville, Indiana, are meeting industry demand for more service specialists with new five-year service-specific apprenticeship programs. Sean Webb, who instructs…
Ohio schools, contractors working together to help students build careers
In Ohio, high school students are introduced to the apprenticeship their sophomore year, and for Sheet Metal Workers Local 24, it’s a system that has been a successful recruitment tool…
Former Atlanta instructor joins ITI field staff
Adam Smith, a former instructor at Local 85’s JATC in Atlanta, has joined the International Training Institute (ITI) field staff as the new Western Regional welding assessor and field representative.…
SMART Heroes welcomes second graduating class
Thirteen members of the United States military graduated as the second class of the SMART Heroes program’s Colorado location Dec. 16 at Sheet Metal Workers Local 9, 1420 Quail Lake…
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…
SMART Heroes second location celebrates first graduating class
SMART Heroes Local 9 in Colorado Springs celebrated its first graduating class Oct. 7. Three participants completed a seven-week course to earn the equivalent of their first-year sheet metal apprentice…
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…