Sheet metal workers constantly meet new challenges, using their hands, visualizing and analyzing how components can be installed or made, how mechanical systems work, it’s an interesting and evolving field with exciting growth potential. The apprenticeship program is an “earn while you learn” program involving paid full time work and related classes.

This apprenticeship program is jointly sponsored by Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 17 and Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Association of Boston.
As an employee and union member the program affords excellent medical, dental and optical coverage as well as annuity and pension plans.

Sheet Metal workers build interior and exterior architectural work. They build a wide variety of products from sheets of steel, aluminum, copper and other alloys and install the finished products. They fabricate and install HVAC components and work in industrial plants and perform specialty fabrication.

The term of apprenticeship is five years consisting of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training per year with 200 hours of classroom instruction, which the apprentices attend school 40 hours/week for five weeks throughout the school year, starting in September.

See program link below for additional details and application information.