The U. A. - Training for the Future
No other organization serves the training needs of the piping industry like the United
Association. For over a century, the U. A. has been training the most highly-qualified
workers in the United States and Canada.
Over the past several decades, the United Association's training programs have produced a
stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining piping systems in the
various industrial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape.
Most people don't realize that the work of U. A. members touches all of our lives each and
every day.
Because of our extensive training efforts and new programs being introduced all the time
the U. A. will continue to lead the industry in supplying the best-trained workforce well
into the 21st century.
No one can match our commitment or investment. The U. A. spends over $100 million annually on
training programs efforts involving approximately 100,000 journeymen and apprentices in
over 400 local training facilities at any given time.
In addition to five-year apprenticeship programs, the United Association offers continuing
education opportunities that include journeyman training and certifications in valve
repair, welding, backflow prevention, medical gas installation, safe removal of
refrigerants, and much more.