A Legacy of Craftsmanship

A Future of Innovation

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Our History & Mission

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund (JATF) was created by the United Service Workers Union (USWU)—an affiliate of the International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT)—to fill a need for trained mechanical trades professionals and to provide mechanical trades workers with vital training... always striving for an educated, competitive, and safe workforce.

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Joint Apprenticeship

Training Center

Photo of members of the apprenticeship program working on a job task simulation with an instruction manual and serviceable unit mockup

Photo of members of the apprenticeship program being shown how to complete a task with assistance from the instructor

Photo of an instructional session in which the instructor is explaining and demonstrating a process for the members of the apprenticeship program

Photo of a hands-on demonstration in which a member of the apprenticeship program is working directly on the demonstration with supervision from the instructor

Photo of a demonstration of a concept done by the apprenticeship instructor using a mockup of a serviceable unit

Photo of an instructor giving members of the apprenticeship program hands on experience in working with a HVAC unit

Photo of an instructor giving members of the apprenticeship program a demonstration and explanation of one of the components of a HVAC system

Photo of members of the apprenticeship program doing a workshop for working with sheet metal

Our Instructors are certified by the National Center for Construction, Education and Research (NCCER) and actively working in their related disciplines.

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They not only bring the vast knowledge of their experience, but also their education. Having an Instructor currently working in the field and keeping up with technological changes makes for an extremely powerful learning environment.