California

California Conservation Corps Visits Fairfield Training Facility for National Apprenticeship Week

2 years ago

On Nov. 21, more than 60 members (ages 18-24) and staff from the California Conservation Corps centers in the Solano and Sacramento County areas visited the SMW Local 104 and…

Fairfield Training Facility Earns New TAB Lab Certification

California, Training

2 years ago

On Dec. 3, representatives from the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) began the process of evaluating the SMW Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund – Fairfield Training Facility…

Heavy Metal Summer Experience introduces youth to sheet metal

California, Washington

5 years ago

Each high school student touring the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center on July 13 left with a miniature Jeep they helped fabricate themselves, a newfound appreciation for the rewards…

Tale of two cities: reopening sheet metal training centers in 2020

California, Education, International Training Institute (ITI)

6 years ago

There are more than 140 union sheet metal training centers in the United States and Canada, and they vary in size — from city to rural, a few dozen apprentices…