Pipe Trades Training Center

🙂‍↕️ Thank you to everyone who joined us for our final yoga session of the school year!
We’re so grateful to have Sarah from Wellness Tools for the Trades guiding us. She brings such a positive and grounding energy to each session. 🧘🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️ A big thank you as well to everyone who made time for yoga throughout the school year. Your participation and commitment to wellness truly make a difference!

🙏 Special thanks to our event sponsors 😁 UA Local 393 for providing the food and Milwaukee Tool and the UA for the raffle prizes.

Congratulations to Steamfitting Apprentice Cindy for winning this session’s raffle prize!

Our Mental Health & Wellness schedule for the upcoming school year will be released soon. Be on the lookout for a new lineup of events.
👀 Stay tuned so you don’t miss out!

🤓 One of the best parts of apprenticeship is seeing what we learn in the classroom come to life in the real world.

Our Steam Technology class had the opportunity to tour the 🏭⚡️ Los Esteros Power Plant and experience firsthand the systems and infrastructure they study.

Thank you to Mario and Miguel for taking the time to guide our apprentices through your facility. It is experiences like this that highlight the true scale and impact of the piping trades in our community. 💪🔧

😀📸Pictured above are Steam Technology Instructor Dan Bousfield, Assistant Instructor Brian Bailey, and steamfitting apprentices Dakota, Lucas, Quest, Steen, Chad, Alex, Andrew, Javier, and Bruce.

Catch Yoga with Wellness Tools for the Trades one last time before we break for summer!

This session will be at the Training Center on Tuesday, June 2 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM. All equipment will be provided!

Food sponsored by Local 393 and raffle prizes by Milwaukee Tools & the UA 🎁!

All our Mental Health & Wellness workshops are free for Local 393 members, their spouse/partner and adult children.

To sign up visit www.pttc.edu/mental-health-and-wellness

Great opportunities start with strong connections. 🤝✨

Our HVACR & Plumbing Service Job Fair is designed to connect motivated applicants with our signatory contractors, helping bridge the gap to sponsorship for both programs.

We appreciate our partners: ICOM, Pacific Coast Trane, Paragon Mechanical, Therma, and United Mechanical for investing in the future of the industry.

Happy Memorial Day!

In observance of Memorial Day, the Training Center will not have classes on Thursday, May 21st and closed on Monday, May 25th. Classes will resume Tuesday, May 26th.

The 2026 Union Women: Stronger Together conference brought together union members, leaders, and allies across California to build solidarity, share experiences, and create pathways for women to thrive in the trades 💪

We’re proud to share that our steamfitting apprentice, Cindy Ho, took the stage to share her journey and how union apprenticeship has supported her growth and success 👏

Her story is a great reminder of the power of opportunity and the impact of supporting one another in the trades 💬✨

Happy Safety Week 🦺 and Mental Health Awareness Month 💚!

Shoutout to HVACR Instructor and UA Local 393 Peer Supporter Ryan for sharing real experience and reminding us how powerful peer support can be 👏

Just like every job takes a team, no one stands alone.You are not alone.

Let’s keep the conversation going and continue to destigmatize mental health and wellness. 💬

This spring, the Pipe Trades Training Center introduced She Builds, our first outreach workshop designed by women, for women, held during Women in Construction Week. This meaningful addition created an opportunity for high school students to learn directly from women in our program about careers in the piping trades. 👷‍♀️👷‍♀️👷‍♀️

There’s no better way to explore trades than through hands-on experience, and participants had the chance to get involved and see what the work is really like.

Thank you to the young women who joined us. We also extend our appreciation to the volunteers who generously shared their time, knowledge, and experiences. 💪🤩🧰 A special thank you to Milwaukee Tool for sponsoring this event. Your continued partnership in supporting the recruitment and retention of women in the trades makes a meaningful impact.

🤓🔧We love seeing young people discover just how rewarding a career in the union piping trades can be!

That’s why we welcome middle school students to spend a day at the Pipe Trades Training Center. They get to learn about our apprenticeship program, what it’s like to work in the field, and take part in a hands-on activity. It’s an opportunity for students to walk away with a clearer understanding of this career path and what steps they can take in high school to prepare.

Thank you to Cabrillo Middle School and the Torlakson Whole Child Institute for partnering with us on this event.

👏👏 We also extend our appreciation to our industry partners who helped make this day possible!! Milwaukee Tool for providing PPE, Windustrial Supply for supplying copper pipe and fittings, and SVM for donating sheet metal materials. 🤗