Top-Notch Union Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Program in Massachusetts

Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 J.A.T.C. is committed to providing union top-notch training for aspiring sheet metal workers. Our five-year sheet metal apprenticeship program in Massachusetts combines hands-on training with theoretical education, ensuring our graduates are well-equipped for success.

Mission Statement

Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union 17 is committed to providing quality training to all apprentices and journeypersons within our jurisdiction. Through education and practical job-related training, Local 17 provides its contractors with a productive, responsible, and skilled workforce that will take our industry confidently into the future.

Local 17 J.A.T.C. “Excellence through Education”

Our Vision

Local 17 was founded in 1896, so that men and women working in the sheet metal trade industry could bargain collectively for better work standards. Local 17 JATC apprenticeship provides schooling in safety, drafting, sheet metal layout, math, service work, field installation, architectural sheet metal, welding, blueprint reading, sheet metal sketching, C.A.D., residential heating, HVAC, testing, air, and balancing of air and water systems.

Our Apprenticeship

J.A.T.C. apprenticeship is a five-year program. To graduate from our apprenticeship program, you need 8000 work hours as well as 750 school hours. For one month each apprenticeship year, you attend our training center. While attending school, you are paid 60% of your current wage. For the remaining months, you are placed with a union company for on-the-job training.

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Our Apprenticeship

J.A.T.C. apprenticeship is a five-year program. To graduate from our apprenticeship program, you need 8000 work hours as well as 750 school hours. For one month each apprenticeship year, you attend our training center. While attending school, you are paid 60% of your current wage. For the remaining months, you are placed with a union company for on-the-job training.

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Join us and shape your future in the sheet metal trade. Contact us today to get started with our sheet metal apprenticeship program.