DORCHESTER - Mark Zalis loves working with his hands and being on his feet. "I wasn't the best student," Zalis said. The 27-year-old is a 5th year apprentice at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 ...

Fast forward more than two decades. The founder of Freedom Fabricators in Jupiter, Fla., stands in front of a large press brake and its touchscreen controller, again working aluminum—this time on a ...

As the training administrator at Western Washington Sheet Metal Local 66, Jeff Reinhardt has seen many apprentices come and go. Over the years, he realized a common thread among many of those who ...

Cross-industry initiatives aim to fill hundreds of thousands of skilled trade positions crucial to US infrastructure and economic growth.

In a move that bridges the traditional gap between vocational training and higher education, Sheet Metal Workers' Local 104 apprentices can now earn an associate degree alongside their trade ...

A.J. Bonk, an apprentice at SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 44, tells the story of how the program helped him provide a stable career with a future. Looking on are Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, Rep Jim ...

The flat layout can be applied to scribe lines where the bending punch tip will make contact in the center of the bend. Aiming marks for the bending process can include a laser-scribed bend line or ...

ATLANTA — A free program in Georgia is opening doors to careers in sheet metal, one of the most essential and overlooked trades in construction. It’s work that surrounds us, from air ducts and HVAC ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In Nashville, teenagers are testing their skills in sheet metal work, piping, electrical, and plumbing through the 2025 Heavy Metal Summer Experience. The program connects ...