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 an area which reflects this commitment to the training and excellence produced, it could well look to New York State. Thanks to an agreement with the Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association (PMCA), UA Local 21 has a daytime apprenticeship program in our state of the art training facility.

In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, UA Local 21 offers continuing education opportunity that includes journeymen training and certification, as well as an associate’s degree program through the United Association, International.

Journeyman Training

Journeyman training is offered to all Journeymen on a continual basis. The training includes specialized subjects as well as the following regular programs and certifications:

• Pipe Welding Certifications
• Orbital Welding Certifications
• Backflow Prevention Device Testing Certification
• Medical Gas System Installation Training and Certification
• Valve Repair Certification
• CFC Refrigerant Handler Training and Certification
• Electronic Controls (DDC) Training
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety
• OSHA Hazardous Communication
• OSHA Confined Space Entry
• OSHA Scaffold User and Competent Person
• Construction Supervision
• High density polypropylene fusion
• CAD classes

Click Here to contact the Training/Apprenticeship Coordinator.

Local 21 Training News and Continuing Education Classes

		WELDER CONTINUITY FORM [2/11/2008] - WELDER CONTINUITY FORM. SHOULD BE SUBMITTED EVERY 6 MONTHS TO KEEP CERTIFICATION CURRENT. link
		MED - GAS BRAZE CONTINUITY FORM [2/11/2008] - MEDICAL - GAS BRAZER SHOULD BE ENTERED EVERY 6 MONTHS TO KEEP CERTIFICATION CURRENT. link
		HVACR VENDOR SCHEDULE [11/15/2007] - SEMINARS BY INDUSTRY REPRESENTITIVES link
OSHA TRAINING CLASSES 2007 - 2008 [9/14/2007] - SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING OSHA SAFETY CLASSES link
		HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2007 - 2008 [8/8/2007] - SCHEDULED SCHOOL CLOSINGS FOR DAYTIME PROGRAM link
		JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATION CLASSES [8/7/2007]
		CLASS OF 2007 GRADUATES [8/6/2007] - 27 APPRENTICES COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING ON  JUNE 29, 2007 AND CELEBRATED AT CRYSTAL BAY.  SEE PHOTO GALLERY link
		TRAINING SCHEDULE 2007 - 2008 [8/3/2007] - TRAINING SCHEDULES FOR DAYTIME PROGRAM PLUMBER/STEAMFITTER link
		SERVICE TRAINING SCHEDULE 2007 - 2008 [8/3/2007] - TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR EVENING HVAC APPRENTICES link

Local 21 Training Events

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