Partnerships help grow female interest in apprenticeships
Percentage of female sheet metal apprentices at 4.2, double from 2015 FAIRFAX, Va. – To those outside the industry, sheet metal work may seem like a man’s world. Internally, journeywomen…
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Cincinnati sheet metal workers open doors Nov. 17 for Apprenticeship Week
Greater Cincinnati Apprenticeship Council offers weeklong look at apprenticeship CINCINNATI, OHIO — Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 24, 1579 Summit Road, will host a presentation and information session from 5 to…
Sheet Metal Workers Local 67 to host multi-trade event Nov. 17 for National Apprenticeship Week
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week Nov. 14-18, Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 67 Area Joint Apprenticeship, along with ApprenticeshipUSA, will host an open house from 9 a.m.…
Dayton sheet metal workers open doors for Apprenticeship Week
High school welding students to visit training center, complete project Nov. 17 DAYTON, OHIO – Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 24, 6550 Poe Ave. in Dayton, will host eleventh-grade welding students from…
Columbus sheet metal workers open doors for Apprenticeship Week
Students from Fort Hayes, Eastland to visit, create tool tray as intro to school Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 24 will host an open house at the Columbus Sheet Metal…
Experience moves fire life safety manager to educate building owners
Kennedy Sanders, P1 Group, Local No. 88 lab all working to keep Las Vegas safe LAS VEGAS – Fifteen years ago, Las Vegas resident Kennedy Sanders pushed his wife and…
Lean construction method: efficient work, happy customers
Processes reduce waste, encourage ideas, help projects finish early and on budget FAIRFAX, Va. – “Lean construction” may be an industry buzz term, but in reality, it’s a practice many…
Demand high across country for Certified Welding Inspectors
Courses added to help sheet metal workers pass challenging exam, earn distinction FAIRFAX, Va. – The uptick in industrial welding in the nation’s Southeast corner has created a ripple effect…
Region 2 apprentices compete for first time in seven years
Students from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey vied for top prizes Sheet metal apprentices from training centers across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey competed this spring in the region’s…
Safety Champions Conference unites workers for second year
Conference, awards welcomed 30 members from across the United States FAIRFAX, Va. – More than 30 contractors, training coordinators, business agents, business managers, safety directors, instructors, SMART and SMOHIT executives…