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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…

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January 11, 2022

Veterans Affairs adds TABB as an accepted certification body

ANSI accreditation assures personnel have expertise to test HVAC systems The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) added the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) as a third certification body for…

Andy Gillilard and Greg Daniels posing next to Local 9 sign.

January 10, 2022

Local 9 SMART MAP program works to eradicate stigma around mental health

Andy Gilliland, training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, knows he can’t save them all. But it doesn’t stop him from trying. According to the…

January 4, 2022

Mauro leads Air Balancing Service Co. with straightforward work ethic

Air Balancing Service Co. in Newington, Connecticut, has operated since 1960 with a simple, clear mission statement that begins, “We strive as a total system balancing agency to perform a…

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…

December 20, 2021

NEMI partners with Actors’ Equity Association on theater ventilation protocols

Broadway is back, and thanks to efforts from the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) and the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), theater ventilation protocols have been implemented to create safer environments,…

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,…