Sheet metal a family affair when parents, kids apprentice together
The trades have a reputation for “running in the family,” as a young man often followed in his father’s and even grandfather’s footsteps into a union. These days, not only…
Women in the Trades
NEMIC names Ohio sheet metal instructor director of building construction technology
The National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) has hired Ohio native Cassandra Kline as director of building construction technology. In that role, she serves as a field representative to 150…
Davenberry named one of Engineered Systems Magazine’s 20 Women to Watch
Soph Davenberry, chief technology officer at National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), was recently recognized as one of 20 Women to Watch by Engineered Systems Magazine. More than 75 women…
Trades Women Build Nations brings union sisters together
More than 2,700 union women — more than 200 sheet metal sisters — and their allies gathered Oct. 4-6 in downtown Minneapolis for Trades Women Build Nations, a meeting of…
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…
ITI hosts annual Continuing Professional Instruction in Florida
The International Training Institute (ITI) hosted its annual Continuing Professional Instruction/Coordinators Conference Aug. 9-10 in Hollywood, Florida. More than 75 training coordinators were in attendance, along with ITI field staff,…
Women Build Nations brings trades together
More than 200 female sheet metal workers and their allies attended Women Build Nations Oct. 12-14 in Seattle. The conference brought together women from all over the country and the…
Building Trades Sisters brings the trades, women together
Sheet metal journeyperson leads group aimed at recruiting, retaining tradeswomen SAN DIEGO – When San Diego journeyperson Annet Del Rosario and Local 206 Business Manager Doug Tracy attended the Women…
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…
Sheet metal apprenticeship programs focus on recruiting women
Opportunities in unionized labor trade affords careers, not just jobs nationwide FAIRFAX, Va. – On many job sites across the country, women in the construction and labor trades are few…