The Joint Apprentice Training Committee of Sheet Metal Workers, Local Union 28 operates a training program for men and women who wish to become Journeyperson Sheet Metal Workers.

These Journeyperson Sheet Metal Workers are responsible for the drafting, shop fabrication, field installation and maintenance of all types of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and all types of architectural sheet metal fabrication and installation in residential, commercial and industrial buildings in the five boroughs of New York City and Nassau/Suffolk Counties on Long Island.

Each candidate for apprenticeship is required to successfully complete a 240 hour, six-month pre-indenture course of study prior to their indenture as apprentices. Individuals indentured into the Apprentice Program must attend Related Training Classes for a period of five years for 160 hours per year. Courses are designed to sequentially improve the apprentices’ skill levels in math, drafting, blueprint reading, shop layout and fabrication, and welding. All apprentices are required to pass a competency test for each year of training before moving on to the next level.

Source of official student records: Administrator, Joint Apprentice Training Center of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 28, 139-20 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11435.

Titles of all evaluated learning experiences
Sheet Metal Apprenticeship and Related Instruction

Descriptions and credit recommendations

Sheet Metal Apprenticeship and Related Instruction
Location: 139-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY.
Length: Version 1: 640 hours (160 hours per year, one 40 hour week every three months). Version 2, 3 or 4: 880 hours (240 hours of pre-indenture training, 40 hours per week over 6 weeks; 640 hours of apprenticeship training, 160 hours per year involving one 40-hour week every three months).
Dates: Version 1: August 1988 - January 1997. Version 2: February 1993 - August 1998. Version 3: September 1998 - August 2002. Version 4: August 2003 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1, 2, 3 or 4: Perform all duties of a journey person sheet metal worker; shop tasks include layout, fabrication, assembly, welding, and soldering; field work tasks include blueprint reading, and installation of duct work, dampers, control devices, and architectural sheet metal.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Drafting: Linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to Versacad. HVAC systems: Duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; HVAC systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing. Industrial safety: Shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: Architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: Shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: Fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: Oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process. Version 3: Drafting: Linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to AutoCAD. HVAC systems: Duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing; servicing. Industrial safety: Shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: Architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: Shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; plasma arc cutting using computer control; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: Fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: Oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process. Version 4: Drafting: Linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to AutoCAD. HVAC systems: Duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing; servicing. Industrial safety: Shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: Architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: Shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; plasma arc cutting using computer control; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: Fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: Oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the associate degree/certificate category, 23 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 3 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 3 semester hours in Print Reading, 8 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation, 3 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, or in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 14 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 8 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation, and 2 semester hours in Welding (12/93). Version 3: In the associate degree/certificate category, 27 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 6 semester hours in HVAC Systems (3 lecture, 3 shop), 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 3 semester hours in Print Reading, 9 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (3 lecture, 6 shop), 3 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, or in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 21 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 6 semester hours in HVAC Systems (3 lecture, 3 shop) 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 9 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (3 lecture, 6 shop), and 2 semester hours in Welding (11/98 revalidation). Version 4: In the associate degree/certificate category, 25 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 4 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective; or in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 21 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 2 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective (8/03 revalidation) (4/09 revalidation).

Updated 8/18/09

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