When COVID-19 hit, training at Local 105 got creative
Across the country, schools of all types are trying to figure out how to operate while keeping employees and students safe from COVID-19. Training centers — each with their own…
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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…
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…
Coordinators Conference talks technology, innovation during annual event
Breakthrough technology, growth, relevancy, change and the future of the sheet metal industry were the major themes of the 2019 JATC Coordinators Conference put on by the International Training Institute…
International Training Institute welcomes new field representative, Lisa Davis
Lisa Davis took a somewhat unconventional path to becoming a sheet metal worker. After graduating from the University of California at Davis with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Davis changed…
Training centers rise to the challenge of accreditation
The International Training Institute (ITI) Accreditation Board periodically reviews and adjusts the requirements for its sheet metal training centers to attain accreditation. The board, which is made up of four…
Apprenticeship with 39 percent veterans earns national award
The recruitment of military veterans is a priority for the unionized sheet metal industry, especially on the training side. At Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Colorado Springs, the recruitment…
Four JATCs the recipients of first ITI trustee grants
Last summer, the International Training Institute (ITI) trustees approved a measure to allow the ITI to award grants to unionized sheet metal training centers that need to train members in…
Two additional JATCs earn platinum level
More than 150 unionized sheet metal training centers across the country are assessed every five years by the International Training Institute (ITI) for accreditation, which sets the quality standards for…
Apprenticeship programs open doors for National Apprenticeship Week
National Apprenticeship Week, which takes place annually in November, has a year-long impact at Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 in Dayton, Ohio. Throughout the year, training coordinator Eugene Frazier maintains…