Joint Apprentice Training Committee

JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COMMITTEE (JATC)

The JATC is responsible for the administration and operation of the training program for United Association Local Union 354 apprentices and journeymen. The committee is made up of an equal number of labor and management trustees making for an all encompassing curriculum. This highly comprehensive schooling takes five years to complete and the program's standards are registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship & Training Counsel.

The JATC Training Coordinator is Charles R. Fry who oversees the three regional training centers. There are four professional certified instructors at each of the three training facilities. To insure that more personalized and area specific training and development occurs throughout the 14 county area covered by this program, Local Union 354's training centers are located as follows:

Region I
DuBois Training Center
Cameron, Clearfield, Elk & Jefferson counties

Region II
Ebensburg Training Center
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Indiana & Somerset counties

Region III
Youngwood Training Center
Fayette, parts of Greene & Washington & Westmoreland counties

Local Union 354 Training Center can be reached by
phone at 724-925-8108 or email lpd.jatc@comcast.net

MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES:		LABOR TRUSTEES:
JOSEPH L. BON, CHAIRMAN Bon Fabricating & Construction, Inc.		DAVID J. DONATO Local Union 354
DENNIS L. BOWERS Pinnacle Plumbing & Heating, Inc.		JERRY BIANCHI Local Union 354
GERALD A. PLUMMER K&K Plumbing, Inc.		MICHAEL RAGER Local Union 354
TODD M. McKEEVER, ALTERNATE Laurel MCA, Inc.

Skills/Training/Certifications

To reach journeyman status, apprentices have to graduate from the extensive five year training program. The five year program consists of five one-year segments that include two thousand hours of continuous on-the-job training and a minimum of two hundred sixteen hours of related classroom instruction.

The skilled on-the-job training consists of the following:

CARE AND USE OF TOOLS	480 HOURS
RIGGING AND SIGNALING	360 HOURS
BUILDERS LEVEL AND TRANSIT	480 HOURS
OXY-ACETEYLENE CUTTING AND WELDING	480 HOURS
SHIELD METAL ARC WELDING	480 HOURS
GAS SYSTEMS	380 HOURS
SOLDERING AND BRAZING	400 HOURS
DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS	960 HOURS
DRAINAGE	960 HOURS
PLUMBING FIXTURE INSTALLATION	600 HOURS
BASIC ELECTRICITY	360 HOURS
REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS	480 HOURS
AIR CONDITIONING	620 HOURS
PNEUMATIC CONTROLS	300 HOURS
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS PIPING	1100 HOURS
LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS	840 HOURS
PIPE SUPPORTS AND HANGERS	720 HOURS

In addition to the above, journeymen can obtain additional UA training
and certification in the following areas:

Welding (all purposes) Backflow prevention and testing Industrial instruments Medical gas installation		Cleanroom installation Refrigerant reclamation OSHA Training Leadership Development Plumbing fixtures

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