The Seattle Pipetrades Education Center is the state approved apprenticeship program for plumbers, steamfitters, housing plumbers, and refrigeration fitters in the King County area.

The center is overseen by a committee of labor (UA Local 32 Plumbers & Steamfitters) and management/employers (MCAA, Mechanical Contractors Association of America).

The Pipe Trades Education Center provides an excellent education, support, and a future in a great industry. Apprentices are provided thousands of hours of training in the field and in the new school.

Please Click Here to view a short video about Apprenticeships and Local Unions.

For more information about our apprenticeship programs, click here

For our current curriculum, please click here.

Click the following link to view The Standards Of Apprenticeship.

Step-By-Step Instructions For Signing Up For Classes

To learn how to sign up for classes via the internet, please read This Tutorial.

Current News

09/04/08- Click Here for the latest Welder/WABO Test.

06/18/08- Apprentice Orientation Times & Dates Are As Follows:

ALL 2 nd Year Apprentices – Saturday, August 23 rd at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

ALL 1 st Year Apprentices – Monday, August 25 th at 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

ALL 3 rd Year Commercial Apprentices – Tuesday, August 26 th at 5:00 p.m.

ALL 4 th Year Apprentices – Tuesday, August 26 th at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

ALL 3 rd Year Housing Plumber Apprentices and 5 th Year Apprentices – Wednesday, August 27 th at 5:00 p.m.

Instructor Orientation – Thursday, August 28 th at 5:00 p.m.

06/23/08- Congratulations to those who particpated in the Annual Regional Apprenticeship Contest which was held at the Seattle Area Pipetrades JATC. Here were the following results:

Sprinkler Fitters:

Bob Olson   Runner up Local 699

Kyle Wakefield  Winner Local 483 Hayward , Calif

Welder:

Kyle Callies Runner up Local 598 Pasco

Levi Stubblefield Winner Local 290 Portland

Steamfitters:

Jerod Roecker Runner up Local 58 Colorado Springs

Marcus Therson Winner Local 598 Pasco

HVAC/R:

David Richardson Runner up Local 208 Denver

Dustin Gerber Winner Local 250 Los Angeles

Plumber :

Justin May Runner Up Local 290 Portland

Erik Sapone Winner Local 342 Concord , CA.

06/17/08- Our Training Program was recently interviewed by NPR's Deborah Wang about Apprenticeship Growth. There are two parts to the Interview:

Part 1: Click Here to listen to that Interview.

Part 2: Click Here to listen to that Interview.

06/12/08- The Summer Journeymen Schedule has now been posted.

03/14/08- The 2008 Apprenticeship Contest Will Be Held Locally May 2nd & 3rd Here At Seattle Area JATC / Local 32. The State Competition Will Be Held May 30th & 31st At Local 598 In Pasco. The District Competition Will Be Held June 19th & 20th Here At The Seattle Area JATC / Local 32.