We areRecruiting, Training and
EmployingAmerica’s Veterans
America’s returningVeterans
have thededication,prideandcompetitiveness that it takes tobuildsuccessful
careersashighlyskilledcraftsmenandwomen in theUnitedAssociation (UA*)workforce.
Our18-week, award-winning
Veterans inPiping® (VIP®)
programprovides training to transitioningactive-dutymilitary
personnel at several approvedU.S.militarybases.Veteransalso receive training through theUA'sapprenticeshipprogram
at local training facilitiesacross thecountry.Anationwide initiativewithallmilitarybranches, thisprogramprovides training
atnocost toveteransor themilitary.GraduatesofourVIPProgramareplaced intosolidprivate-sector jobswithgoodpay
andbenefits, andcontinuetheireducation throughourworld-classapprenticeship trainingprograms.TheVIPprogram is
recognizedasoneof thebestveteranassistanceprograms in thecountry,winningpraise fromCongress, theU.S.Department
ofLabor, themilitaryandmedia. In2011, theMilitaryOfficersAssociationofAmericahonored theUAVIPProgrambygiving
UAGeneralPresidentBillHite itsDistinguishedServiceAward.
To learnmoreabouthow theUAconnectsourmilitaryheroes togood jobswithemployerswhoarecommitted tohiring
veterans ingrowing industries, includingwelding; heating, ventilation, airconditioning, 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.
