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International Training Institute receives $3.4M grant for labs in Las Vegas, Atlanta

Earlier this year, the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal, air conditioning and welding industry, received a $3.4 million grant to build two testing,…

October 4, 2024

Ohio woman reaches career goal thanks to apprentice readiness program

While many teenagers were figuring out what classes to take the next school year, Emilee Och was making plans to be a union welder. As a student in the School…

September 30, 2024

Program director moves up to administrative role at sheet metal union health fund

Jeff Bradley has been named program administrator for the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), the health and safety fund of the unionized sheet metal industry. Bradley had been…

September 27, 2024

ITI encourages training coordinators to STICK Together at annual conference

More than 80 sheet metal training directors and coordinators from across the United States gathered in Falls Church, Virginia, Aug. 26-27 for the annual International Training Institute’s (ITI) Coordinators Conference.…

September 17, 2024

Eighth annual Safety Champions Conference celebrates health, safety in sheet metal

More than 100 safety champions and leaders in the sheet metal industry gathered Aug. 28-29 in Falls Church, Virginia, to “celebrate the small things” — as the theme of this…

September 16, 2024

Newlyweds become new SMART Heroes graduates, look forward to sheet metal career

When Sgt. Tony Pounds and Sgt. Elizabeth Pounds got married in December 2020, they knew they’d be building a life together around their shared goals and interests. Now, after both…

July 25, 2024

Local 105’s contest shines spotlight on top sheet metal apprentices in Southern California

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) at the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers Local 105 in Southern California held its first apprenticeship contest…

July 24, 2024

St. Louis amends fire code to specify certified fire and smoke damper inspections

City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones recently signed an amendment to the 2018 International Fire Code, adopted by the city, stating all fire and smoke damper inspections in commercial…

July 23, 2024

Sano honored as ICB/TABB Hall of Fame inductee

The International Certification Board/Testing Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (ICB/TABB) recently announced Matt Sano, owner of Fisher Balancing Company in New Jersey, as the 21st inductee into the TABB Hall of…

July 10, 2024

TAB Members come together at the 2024 ICB Conference

Members of the testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) industry came together at the International Certification Board/Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (ICB/TABB) Conference, held April 29 through May 2 at the…