Atlanta hosts second year of regional contest
Atlanta played host to this year’s Region 3 Apprentice Contest and welcomed 13 second-, third- and fourth-year apprentices from Local 399 in South Carolina; Local 435 in Jacksonville, Florida; Local…
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Region 1 apprentice contest sparks competition
Boston swept the competition with its second-, third-, and fourth-year apprentices coming in first place among their respective peers at the 2019 Region 1 Sheet Metal Apprentice Contest March 22…
New Mexico Contractor pushes to make fire life safety a priority
Nearly a decade ago, on the verge of the Recession, Tony Kocurek, owner of Energy Balance Integration LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico, stumbled on an emerging market that would change…
ITI, SMOHIT team up to offer Infection Control self-paced online course
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifies that “nearly 1.7 million hospitalized patients annually acquire health care-associated infections while being treated for other health issues.” More than 98,000…
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…
Sheet metal apprentices help dreams come true for nonprofit
Just like with many community service projects, this one began with a phone call. Larry Collette, a retired pipefitter, called the business office at Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 in…
Duct Air Leakage Testing Certification enters pilot program
The International Certification Board/Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau recently announced the certification for Duct Air Leakage Testing will go into a pilot program in the first half of 2019. The…
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…
Local 10 hosts contest for 430 apprentices
Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 near Minneapolis hosted its annual apprenticeship contest in November and December with more than 430 apprentices in competition. The contest has been in existence for…
Veterans graduate from SMART Heroes program
Nine active military, six veterans celebrate with ceremony Feb. 25 Nine current members of the United States military and six recent veterans graduated as the ninth class of the SMART…