Our five-year, 10,000-hour apprenticeship program provides a combination of classroom education and valuable on-the-job experience giving our graduates licenses and certifications in the following disciplines:

• Medical Gas. This program leads to certification as a medical gas installer.
• Backflow Prevention. Rigorous training prepares apprentices and journeymen to become qualified as installers and backflow prevention assembly technicians.
• Licensed Journeymen. Certification and licensing programs cover plumbing, HVAC, indoor air quality, refrigeration, power and process piping, temperature control, boilers, oil and gas burning equipment, pneumatic and hydraulic piping, testing and balancing, service, maintenance and energy management.
• Certified Welding. The UA welder certification program provides pre-tested, certified and immediately-available journeymen welders and is unmatched in the building and construction industry.
• Safety. The COUNT safety program focuses on safety as an essential aspect of performing superior work in the field including Standard First Aid, CPR, OSHA10 and Built-Rite.
• Confined Spaces. This training specializes in safe procedures for working in confined spaces.
• CFC Freon Recovery/EPA Compliance. Training in this area insures compliance with EPA Clean Air Act amendments.

High quality training is the benchmark of the accomplished professional craftsman. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Training Facility offers a comprehensive program of apprenticeship training that includes classroom education and valuable on the job experience.