Finding MAGIC in the trades
Summer construction camp for girls changes perceptions, builds confidence
Amanda Carlson, Contributing Editor - amandac@thefabricator.com
It may not be every girl’s dream to become the next Rosie the Riveter, but thanks to the efforts of David Maquinalez, the Tri-Counties SMACNA, and the Ventura/Oxnard and Simi/Conejo Valley Chapters of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), girls in Ventura, Calif., and the surrounding communities have...
Tri-Counties SMACNA - Setting the Standards!
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Construction
Pacific Coast Business Times
October 14-20, 2011 - Vol. 12, No. 32
Stephen Reno of Oxnard has been appointed president of the Tri-Counties Sheet Metal and Air Conidtioning National Association, based in Ventura. He will serve...
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It was ‘Magic’ for Tri-Counties Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program
Amigos805.com
August 3, 2011
Instructor opens the door of opportunity to high school students during MAGIC Camp for high school girls.
Members of the Tri-Counties Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program in Ventura, were thinking pink the week of July 15 at MAGIC Camp (Mentor A Girl In Construction) where 15 junior and...
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Mentor A Girl In Construction Camp
KEYT3 Santa Barbara
Story Created: Jul 13, 2011 at 5:51 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM PDT
The second annual Magic Camp is going on. But in this case magic stands for, "Mentoring A Girl In Construction. It's another example of What's Right in our community. Professionals are teaching campers in pink hard hats that construction isn't just for boys...
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SMACNA Helps Allieviate Shortage of Skilled Tradesmen
International Sheet Metal Review
September 2012 Issue
A CONSTRUCTION industry study recently reported that a shortage of highly skilled tradesmen currently exists in the US workforce and, due to lingering economic woes in the US and the resulting loss of construction jobs, a lack of trained and experienced workers is likely to persists for many years into the future.
According the the report entitled "Construction Industry Workforce Shortages: Role of Certificaton, Training and Green Jobs in Filling the Gaps" ...
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Sheet metal workers help Camarillo’s ACE charter high school
amigos805.com
February 16, 2012
CAMARILLO – Representatives from two local trade organizations, Tri-counties Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Assoc. (SMACNA) and Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #273, recently joined forces and donated funding for Camarillo’s Architecture, Construction and Engineering Charter High School (ACE), the organizations reported Wednesday in a media release.
Steve Reno, SMACNA president, and Steve Sweeting, business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local #273, presented a...
Trade organizations aid school
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Posted February 25, 2012 at 3 p.m.
Representatives from two local trade organizations, Tri-counties Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Association and Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 273, joined forces and donated funding for Camarillo's Architecture, Construction and Engineering Charter High School.
Steve Reno, SMACNA president, and Steve Sweeting, business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 273, presented...
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Certification awarded to SMACNA
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Posted February 4, 2012 at 3 p.m.
The Tri-Counties Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Association apprenticeship program completed an audit and was given the American Welding Society's official certification as an approved testing facility. SMACNA's apprenticeship program is the only approved testing facility...
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