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Biannual conference is a true sign of Partners in Progress

March 1, 2020

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

The sheet metal Funds were well represented at the Partners in Progress Conference held Feb. 25-26 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The biannual labor-management event brings together SMART (Sheet…

SMART Heroes program graduates 11th class of veterans

June 20, 2019

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

Fourteen active military, one veteran celebrated with ceremony June 17 Fourteen members of the United States military and one recent veteran graduated as the 11th class of the SMART Heroes…

ITI hosts annual Continuing Professional Instruction in Florida

December 11, 2018

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

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

October 14, 2018

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

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…

Conference makes camaraderie a lesson worth remembering

June 7, 2018

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Awards, ICB/TABB, National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), News and Events

Sheet metal professionals gather for 17th TABB/2018 ICB Conference FAIRFAX, Va. – People are at the heart of the sheet metal industry, and the 17th annual Testing Adjusting and Balancing…

Local 10 apprentice shows experience, not age, is what matters

March 7, 2018

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

Eric Leigland, a fourth-year apprentice from SMART Local 10 in Minnesota, is self-admittedly not a writer. But when he was approached by Helmets to Hardhats to pen a column about…

Indiana local puts faith in new instructors

March 7, 2018

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

When Tim Myres, former training coordinator for Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20 in Indianapolis, saw an apprentice’s application for an instructor position on his desk, he set it aside.…

Online portal brings sheet metal business course back to life

September 14, 2017

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

Business 101 revamped as SMART Business Development, offered to all members FAIRFAX, Va. – Behind the work, training, bids and contracts is the business of sheet metal work, and for…

Sheet Metal Local No. 4 finds new home, future for members

September 13, 2017

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

The 12,500-square-foot building to include labs, technology to attract apprentices MEMPHIS, Tenn. – When the public school that housed Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 4’s training center abruptly closed last…

Local reaches out, finds success with Building Inspectors Program

March 6, 2017

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

Sheet metal workers in New Jersey partner with Rutgers University to fill niche CRANFORD, N.J. – Re-inventing the wheel isn’t always necessary when it comes to curriculum and training. For…

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Biannual conference is a true sign of Partners in Progress

SMART Heroes program graduates 11th class of veterans

ITI hosts annual Continuing Professional Instruction in Florida

Women Build Nations brings trades together

Conference makes camaraderie a lesson worth remembering

Local 10 apprentice shows experience, not age, is what matters

Indiana local puts faith in new instructors

Online portal brings sheet metal business course back to life

Sheet Metal Local No. 4 finds new home, future for members

Local reaches out, finds success with Building Inspectors Program

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