ABC of Iowa Apprenticeship & Training Trust is now offering welding skills assessments. Welding training will be offered starting in the fall 2014.
Several different types of welding training will be available: Structural Welding for Fabrication (Stick), Structural Welding for Manufacturing (MIG), Pipe Welding (Stick), Structural Welding for Fabrication/Maintenance (MIG), Structural Welding for Fabrication/Maintenance (TIG), "Sanitary" Structural Welding for Fabrication/Maintenance (TIG) and "Sanitary" Pipe Welding for Fabrication/Maintenance (TIG).
Each class will have a maximum of eight people. The training will be customized to each individual trainee. The instructor will speak with each employer or trainee to tailor their training to their goals.
"The ABC of Iowa Apprenticeship & Training Trust has taken a major step in helping the construction industry resolve the national shortage of skilled welders with the opening of its new welding training facility," said Mike McCoy, ABC of Iowa Apprenticeship & Training Trustee Chair. "The new welding lab is equipped with the latest Miller Welding Technology, which allows students to learn Stick, MIG and TIG welding for both structural steel and piping in a controlled environment. Under the instruction of one of the area's top welding instructors, students can achieve their welding certifications and join the racks of the nation's best skilled tradesmen!"
Assessments will be held July 25 and 26. The training will begin in the fall. Please contact Ginny Shindelar at ginny.shindelar@abciowa.org or 515.985.1175 or visit http://apprenticeshiptrust.
