Apprenticeships offer a mix of education and hands-on training — all while earning a salary. Those who want to enter the signatory sheet metal industry will have to complete an apprenticeship. When it comes to what to expect, Jeff Reinhardt, executive administrator at Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC, offers insight.
"It's a paid education, so they're working for the contractor — getting paid learning the craft working under a journeyman and then they come into our training center for what we call related supplemental instruction."