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Our Apprentices normally work a full day and attend related training classes two nights per week for 9 months at the training center. The apprenticeship includes a minimum of 216 hours annually of related classroom instruction, in addition to the minimum of 9000 hours of on the job training provided by the employing contractor over the five-year apprenticeship. The apprenticeship consists of a five-year program registered with the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the Department of Labor. We also provide advanced certifications in Welding, Industrial Rigging, Medical Gas Installation, Crane Signaling, Foreman Supervision, and several others. Through our training department we offer Journeyman and Apprentice training in Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, and HVAC Service for our members. The training provided by UA Local 447 is funded totally by our members without any taxpayer support. UA Local 447 owns and operates a training center in Sacramento, California and trains our members to be the best qualified and most productive skilled workforce in the piping industry. In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, UA Local 447 offers continuing education opportunity that includes journeymen training and certification. The UA boasts the premier training programs available in the industry today, including five-year apprenticeship programs, extensive journeyman training, organized instructor training, and certification programs. The United Association has been training qualified pipe tradesmen and women longer than anyone else in the industry. It serves as a collective voice for workers through negotiation and collective bargaining with employing contractor groups. Founded in 1889, the United Association is one of the most respected and influential building trades unions in the U.S. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada. No other organization serves the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association. There are approximately 340,000 highly-skilled United Association members across North America. The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) is a multi-craft union whose members are engaged in the fabrication, installation and servicing of piping systems. Welcome to the UA Local 447 Training Center

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