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BECOME A SHEET METAL WORKER
WITH LOCAL UNION 28
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS
The Local 28 Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program is looking for qualified
applicants for its 5-year program to earn while you learn in a career in the Sheet Metal Industry.
Applicants must be at least 17 years of age, have good basic math skills and a desire to work
hard with their hands and their minds. Applicants will be randomly selected to take an entrance
exam for classes entering in 2018. Successful candidates must pass a drug screening test and
are subject to random drug testing for the duration of the apprenticeship program.
Union Sheet Metal Workers are among the finest trained craftspeople of all the Building
Trades. They design, test, adjust, balance, fabricate, install, weld and service ductwork for
heating, ventilating and air conditioning. They also weld kitchen equipment, install siding,
metal roofs and other metal applications. They work with many materials including galvanized
metal, copper, aluminum, stainless steel and a wide variety of specialty materials.
Local 28 Sheet Metal Apprentices work full-time for a union contractor that pays them to
attend classes throughout the year. Graduates receive college credit from select accredited
institutes of higher learning. The first six to nine months of the program is pre-apprenticeship
leading to indenture as an apprentice. Pre-apprentices attend a mandatory four weeks of school
without pay before being assigned to a union contractor.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON
ONLY ONE APPLICATION WILL BE GIVEN PER PERSON
NO DUPLICATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS
July 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
at the
Sheet Metal Workers Training Center
139-20 Jamaica Avenue (at 143rd Street)
Jamaica, New York 11435
Tel. (718) 297-5570
Women and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
DIRECTIONS: Take the E train to Jamaica/Van Wyck, or the F train to Sutphin Boulevard, or
the LIRR to Jamaica. Entrance to parking lot is on 143rd Street, but space is limited.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled