Organized Labor

Sheet Metal Workers’ apprentices and journeymen receive some of the most comprehensive training in an extensive fast-paced construction industry. Their focus is to become proficient in sheet metal design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance that correspond with blueprints and specifications. From raw sheet metal they measure, detail, draw, design, form, fit, fabricate, weld, solder, assemble, install, finish, repair, and maintain many types of metals. Service Apprentices become efficient in preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of HVAC systems, while Test Adjust and Balance (TAB) Apprentices learn how to properly install, adjust, and balance all building environmental systems as specified by designs.

The scope of work includes but is not limited to metal roofs, louvers, flashing, gutters, wall panels, decking, siding, signs, ornamental finishes, skylights, kitchen equipment, chutes, conveyors, shelving, lockers, toilet partitions, ducts for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, and specialized metal fabrication.

Apprenticeship
The Sheet Metal Workers’ Apprentice programs involve:

• 6500 hours (usually five years) of on-the-job training
• 1080 hours of classroom and laboratory training

Requirements for application:

• Must be 17 years of age with written and signed parental consent; or 18 years of age and older;
• Valid driver’s license;
• High school diploma, G.E.D., or high school proficiency test in English;
• Must pass a math test with a score of 70%; and,
• Further testing and ranking for qualified applicants.

Applications are accepted every month on the first and third Tuesday. Applicants must arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. for registration before they begin a math test at:
San Mateo JATC
860 Hinckley Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 652-9672

Website: www.basmat.org