SMART Heroes graduated nine veterans of the United States Army and one Air Force veteran from its program Friday, Oct. 1, at Fort Carson’s Freedom Performing Arts Center, 1129 Specker Ave. in Colorado Springs. In order to graduate, service members completed a seven-week course at Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Colorado Springs to earn the equivalent of their…

Eleven active members of the United States military and two veterans graduated as the 24th class of the SMART Heroes program’s Western Washington location Monday, Oct. 4, at 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. The graduates represented the ranks of the United States Air Force and Army and include Spc. Jeremiah Biggs, Army; Spc. Robert Carlin, Army; Sgt.…

The first Ventilation Verification Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) pilot course for training coordinators and instructors was offered via virtual platform by the International Training Institute (ITI), the educational arm of the unionized sheet metal industry, May 25-27. The course was led by Cary Norberg, ITI field staff representative, with the help of ITI service and testing,…

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 for the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI), he was asked to take the role as Funds Administrator — which included the International Training Institute, NEMI and the Sheet Metal Occupational…

The second 15 years of existence for the National Training Fund (NTF), now known as the International Training Institute, were — like many teenage growing periods — full of momentum. Now that the organization had been well established, one thing was constant and inevitable: change. Initiatives created in 1986 made a lasting impact on the organization’s…

SMART Heroes graduates 23rd class of new sheet metal apprentices Six active members of the United States Army and two Air Force veterans graduated as the 23rd class of the SMART Heroes program’s Western Washington location Monday, Aug. 9, at 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. The graduates include Sgt. 1st Class William Corson, Army; Spc. Mack Pruitt,…

SMART Heroes graduates 22nd class of new sheet metal apprentices Seven active members of the United States military and one veteran graduated as the 22nd class of the SMART Heroes program’s Western Washington location Monday, June 14, at 2725 Williamson Place, in DuPont. The graduates represented the ranks of the United States Air Force and Army and…