Training

No other organization serves the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association.  For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada.

Over the past several decades, the United Association's training programs have produced a stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining piping systems in the various industrial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape.

No one can match the commitment or investment.  The UA spends over $100 million annually on training programs efforts involving approximately 100,000 journeymen and apprentices in over 400 local training facilities at any given time.

If the United Association wanted to select the area which best reflects this commitment to the training and excellence produced, it could well look to state of Pennsylvania.  Thanks in part to our relationship with the Mechanical Contractors Association, Steamfitters local 420 offers state of the art training year round.

We train apprentices and journeyworkers in many skills including: Pipe Fabrication, Pipe Welding, Orbital Tube Welding, Medical Gas Systems, Process Safety Management, Instrumentation /Calibration, Heating/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Rigging, Pipe Drafting, OSHA Safety, Computer Aided Drafting, Computerized Pipe Design in 3D, Primavera (Computer Software) Planning and Scheduling, and more.

In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, we offer continuing education opportunity that includes journeymen training and certification, as well as associate degree programs.

Click Here to contact the Steamfitters Local 420 Training Coordinators via email.

Current Training News and Continuing Education Courses

Click here for the 2010 JAT Registration Announcement Letter NEW [8/18/2010] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file of the 2010 registration announcement for JAT Courses. link
Click here for the 2010-2011 Schedule for Journeymen Advanced Training Classes NEW [8/18/2010] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file of the 2010-2011 Schedule for Journeymen Advanced Training Classes. link
		UA Local 420 Would Like to Congratulate Our Apprenticeship Graduates [7/30/2010] - On August 1, 2010, 15 Steamfitters and 10 Mechanical Equipment Servicemen will graduate from the UA Local 420 Apprenticeship Training Program.  Click on the headline above to see the list of graduates. more
Upcoming PSM and OSHA Courses at the Steamfitters' Training Center [7/1/2010] - Our next PSM Refresher Course is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. Click on the headline above to view additional courses. Please contact the Training Center at 267-350-2610 in order to register for a course. more
2010 JAT Courses: UA Local 420 Would Like to Congratulate the Following Journeymen for Completing JAT Courses in 2010 [5/6/2010] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file, listing the Journeymen who have successfully completed the following JAT Courses in 2010: Journeyman Advanced Training Course I, Journeyman Advanced Training Course II, and the three year Electronics Course. link
Click Here to Download the UA Welder Qualification Continuity Report [4/22/2010] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file of the continuity form that needs to be submitted to update welding or brazing certifications. The form should be completed and signed by a responsible company official of your employer and returned to the Steamfitters' Training Center by mail to 14420 Townsend Road, Suite C, Philadelphia, PA  19154 or by fax to 267-350-2611. link
NEWS FOR MEMBERS: Click here for information about the Yellow Ribbon Program [9/22/2009] - Drexel University has partnered with the government to provide free education to post 9-11 veterans. Click the above headline to open a pdf file explaining the Yellow Ribbon Program. link
		Click here for the Building Trade Journeyworker Evening Class Letter [9/15/2009] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file of the Evening Class Letter for Local 420 Building Trade Journeyworkers. link
Click here to Download Information on the UA Foreman Certification Program [4/24/2009] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file from the UA Journal on the UA Foreman Certification Program. link
Click Here to Download an Explanation of the UA Industrial Instrument Technical Recertification Requirements [12/3/2007] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file from the UA on how to recertify your Industrial Instrument Technical Certification. link
		Click Here to View a Video about the UA Pipefitting/Steamfitting Sector [2/23/2007] - The attached video discusses the pipefitting/steamfitting sector and opportunities with the United Association. link
		Click Here to View a Video about the UA HVAC Service Industry [2/23/2007] - The attached video discusses the HVAC Service Industry and opportunities with the United Association. link
		Click Here to View a Video about the UA Welding Program [2/23/2007] - The attached video discusses the Welding sector and opportunities with the United Association. link
		Click Here for the Current List of Mechanical Equipment Services Advancement Courses [6/26/2006] - Click the above headline to open a pdf file of the current Local 420, Mechanical Equipment Services Advancement Courses. link

 

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