We areRecruiting, Training and
EmployingAmerica’s Veterans
America’s returningVeterans
have thededication,prideandcompetitiveness that it takes tobuildsuccessful
careersashighlyskilledcraftsmenandwomen in theUnitedAssociation (*UA)workforce.
Our18weekawardwinning
Veterans inPiping® (VIP®)
programprovides training to transitioningactive-dutymilitaryper-
sonnel at several approvedU.S.militarybases, aswell asotherveteranswho receive trainingatUA local training facilities
across thecountry.Anationwide initiativewithallmilitarybranches, thisprogramprovides trainingatnocost toveteransor
themilitary.GraduatesofourVIPProgramareplaced intosolidprivate-sector jobswithgoodpayandbenefits, andcontinue
theireducation throughourworldclassapprenticeship trainingprograms.TheVIPprogram is recognizedasoneof thebest
veteranassistanceprograms in thecountry,winningpraise fromCongress, theU.S.DepartmentofLabor, themilitaryand
media. In2011, theMilitaryOfficersAssociationofAmericahonored theUAVIPProgrambygivingUAGeneral President
BillHite itsDistinguishedServiceAward.
To learnmoreabouthow theUAconnectsourmilitaryheroes togood jobswithemployerswhoarecommitted tohiring
veterans ingrowing industries including,weldingandheating, ventilation, airconditioningand refrigeration (HVACR) and
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*TheUA is theunion forpipingprofessionals,which represents370,000menandwomen in theU.S., CanadaandAustraliaand investsover
$250millionper year in skills training for theconstructionand service industries.
Thisadvertisementwas sponsoredby the InternationalTrainingFund, a501(c)(3) taxexemptorganizationcreatedby theUnitedAssociationof
JourneymenandApprenticesof theUnitedStates, Canada, Australia& Irelandandemployerorganizationsparticipating in theplumbingandpipefitting industry.
