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Successful ITI pilot program leads to California MATT Levels I, II courses

March 30, 2020

Education, International Training Institute (ITI)

In preparation for the California Energy Commission (CEC) launch of the 2019 Title 24 standards on Jan. 1, the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet…

Ohio schools, contractors working together to help students build careers

January 23, 2020

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Apprentices, International Training Institute (ITI)

In Ohio, high school students are introduced to the apprenticeship their sophomore year, and for Sheet Metal Workers Local 24, it’s a system that has been a successful recruitment tool…

Five locals earn Platinum Designation at Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference

November 21, 2019

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Awards, International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs

Mike Harris, program administrator of the International Training Institute (ITI), presented five sheet metal training centers with Platinum Accreditation during the Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference this spring. Locals who earned…

SMART Heroes celebrates first graduation in Colorado

November 13, 2019

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Education, International Training Institute (ITI), SMART Heroes

Three service members graduated during Oct. 7 ceremony Three members of the United States military graduated as the first class of the SMART Heroes program’s Colorado location Oct. 7…

Sheet metal’s top Testing, Adjusting, Balancing honor goes to Davor Novosel

September 30, 2019

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ICB/TABB, National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC)

Davor Novosel, retired National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) chief technology officer, was recently inducted into the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) Hall of Fame during the 2019 International…

SMART Heroes graduates 39 new members in first half of 2019, announces second location

September 24, 2019

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Education, International Training Institute (ITI), SMART Heroes

The first half of 2019 was a busy time for the SMART Heroes program, located at Western Washington Sheet Metal near Seattle. The program graduated 39 new sheet metal apprentices…

International Training Institute welcomes new field representative, Lisa Davis

August 29, 2019

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International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs, Women in the Trades

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…

Training centers rise to the challenge of accreditation

August 27, 2019

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International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs

The International Training Institute (ITI) Accreditation Board periodically reviews and adjusts the requirements for its sheet metal training centers to attain accreditation. The board, which is made up of four…

Hawaii sheet metal workers partner with local officials to bring fire life safety to forefront

August 19, 2019

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International Certification Bureau (ICB)/Testing, National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), Safety

Sheet Metal Workers Local 293 in Honolulu has been making strides partnering with city and fire officials to bring fire life safety to the public consciousness. Over the last year,…

Sheet metal worker extends career with computer knowledge

August 16, 2019

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Building information modeling (BIM), International Training Institute (ITI)

His body could no longer do the work, but his mind wanted to learn MEMPHIS – Like many people who enjoy working with their hands, John Sciara never thought about…

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Successful ITI pilot program leads to California MATT Levels I, II courses

Ohio schools, contractors working together to help students build careers

Five locals earn Platinum Designation at Eastern Regional Apprenticeship Conference

SMART Heroes celebrates first graduation in Colorado

Sheet metal’s top Testing, Adjusting, Balancing honor goes to Davor Novosel

SMART Heroes graduates 39 new members in first half of 2019, announces second location

International Training Institute welcomes new field representative, Lisa Davis

Training centers rise to the challenge of accreditation

Hawaii sheet metal workers partner with local officials to bring fire life safety to forefront

Sheet metal worker extends career with computer knowledge

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