Piping Industry News

Building Trade Apprenticeships Equal Jobs

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Feb 23, 2016 9:00:00 AM

High school students should give equal consideration to post high school educational options such as building trade apprenticeships, college and other vocational programs.

A January Forbes.com article discusses how bachelor’s degrees are failing millions of college graduates throughout the nation.

Armed with a four-year college degree, college graduates are learning the opportunities to use their education are simply not available. The unemployment rate for college graduates grew by 1.5 percent in 2014, while the unemployment rate for those in their 20s, with at least a bachelor’s degree, climbed to 12.4 percent.

Topics: Education, Apprenticeship, The Piping Industry Training Center, Vocational Training, College Debt, Forbes.com, Jobs, Bachelor's Degree

TPS Minority Students Tour Piping Industry Training Center

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Feb 12, 2016 9:59:02 AM

In January, thanks to a growing relationship between the Piping Industry and the Toledo Public Schools’ Hispanic Outreach program, minority students visited the Piping Industry Training Center and learned about different career opportunities.

Students of Hispanic descent, from four different area high schools – Waite, Start, Bowsher and Woodward – received an inside look at the Training Center and learned about different career options available in plumbing, pipefitting, welding, and HVACR work and the apprenticeships programs.

Topics: Education, Toledo Public Schools, Piping Industry, Minority Outreach

Eastwood Middle School Students Visit Piping Industry Training Center

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Oct 28, 2015 10:12:08 AM

Students from Eastwood Middle School recently got an upfront education about some rewarding career opportunities and what it takes to become a member of the Piping Industry on a field trip to the Piping Industry Training Center.

The students had the chance to take an inside look at one of the top training facilities in the region and all its state-of-the-art equipment.

Topics: Community, Education, The Piping Industry Training Center, Local 50, Eastwood Middle School, UA of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, Piping Industry, Toledo, Northwest Ohio

Video Highlights Piping Industry Training Center, Apprenticeship

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Jul 7, 2015 3:40:18 PM

As highlighted in the Piping Industry's latest video project, dedicated apprentices of the plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC-R and welding trades - as well as our state-of-the-art Piping Industry Training Center - are second to none.

In late April, hundreds of guests, including elected officials, educators, area contractors, industry professionals, and media members filled our Training Center during an Industry Day open house. The event was held in conjunction with the 2015 UA Ohio State Apprenticeship Competition, which featured the best of the best apprentices statewide as they showed off the skills they have learned both in the classroom and on the job.

Topics: Training, Events, Education, UA Affiliation, Apprenticeship, The Piping Industry Training Center, UA of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, Piping Industry, Industry Day, 2015 UA State Apprenticeship Competition, Northwest Ohio

Piping Industry Shines at Industry Day

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Apr 24, 2015 10:30:00 AM

The Piping Industry Training Center was filled with hundreds of guests on April 22 as the Piping Industry hosted an Industry Day open house to coincide with the 2015 UA State Apprenticeship Competition.

The event showcased the Piping Industry’s renowned apprenticeship program and state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot training facility, while displaying the talents of the next generation of plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVAC service mechanics. In addition to tours of the PITC and the ongoing apprenticeship competition, the day also included vendor exhibitions, mobile trailer demonstrations, and lunch.

Topics: Training, Events, Education, Apprenticeship, The Piping Industry Training Center, Local 50, UA of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, Piping Industry, Industry Day, Northwest Ohio

Piping Industry Gets Involved with Toledo Public School District

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Mar 12, 2015 8:44:00 AM

On March 9, the Piping Industry visited Rogers High School to help Dr. Romules Durant, Superintendent of the Toledo Public School District, experience firsthand the partnership between the skilled trades and the school district's Career Technology Department.

Along with Dr. Durant, the Piping Industry's Chris Weaver and Steve Stewart met with Keith Dawson, program coordinator for the Construction Career Academy; Tom Dimitrew, director of Agriculture, Construction and Engineering for TPS; and the Career Technology Advisory Committee.

Dr. Durant got the chance to get his hands dirty as he interacted with real life scenarios, like donning a safety harness hooked to a chain-fall while a student lifted him above the ground.

Topics: Training, Education, Toledo Public Schools, Career Technology Department, Rogers High School, Piping Industry, Toledo