International Training Institute

The ITI Turns 50: Five questions with a former administrator

August 26, 2021

Apprentices, Education, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events

Richard “Dick” Peck started his sheet metal apprenticeship in 1958 and became a journey worker in 1962 at Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A former administrator…

SMART Heroes graduates to enter sheet metal career

August 24, 2020

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Apprentices, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events, SMART Heroes

Eighteenth class prepared seven US Army members for apprenticeship Seven members of the United States military graduated as the 18th class of the SMART Heroes program Monday, Aug. 17 at…

ITI doesn’t miss a beat putting courses online amid isolation orders

May 14, 2020

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Fire Life Safety, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events

On a Friday spring afternoon, participants in the International Training Institute’s Fire Smoke Damper Technician and Fire Life Safety Level 2 for Instructors class played a game of Jeopardy before…

National Apprenticeship Week opens doors

March 16, 2020

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International Training Institute (ITI), National Apprenticeship Week, News and Events

National Apprenticeship Week celebrated its fifth year in 2019, and members of the International Association of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers reached out to their communities…

SMART Heroes welcomes military ranks to sheet metal career

December 18, 2019

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Education, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events, SMART Heroes

Fourteenth class is first to include members of all U.S. military branches Nine members of the United States military and six veterans graduated as the 14th class of the SMART Heroes program…

SMART Heroes to graduate veterans into workforce

August 27, 2018

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Apprentices, Education, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events

Program celebrated first year, sixth class Aug. 27 Fifteen members of the United States military graduated as the sixth class of the SMART Heroes program Aug. 27 at the Western…

Partnerships help grow female interest in apprenticeships

February 17, 2017

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Apprentices, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events, Women in the Trades

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…

Lean construction method: efficient work, happy customers

October 26, 2016

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Green building, International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs, News and Events

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

October 21, 2016

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Certification, International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs, News and Events, Welding

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…