Training

The Local 98 Training Site has moved to
40 Hudson Drive in Southwick, MA.
P.O. Box 1290

The main number is 413-998-3230
The Fax number is 413-998-3630
Training Director Nick Girolamo (cell) 413-265-1781 or (email) ngirolamo@local98.org
Training Instructor Nate Senser (cell) 413-348-1615 or (email) nsenser@local98.org

LOCAL 98 ENGINEERS JOINT TRAINING, RETRAINING, SKILL IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING FUND

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PLEDGE

The Local 98 Engineers Joint Training, Retraining Skill Improvement, Safety Education, Apprenticeship & Training Fund Board of Trustees (the “Sponsor”) commits to the following Equal Opportunity Pledge: The recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship, will be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identify or pregnancy), sexual orientation, age (40 or older), genetic information and/or disability. The Sponsor will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30, as amended, and M.G.L.c. 23 §§11E through 11W and 453 CMR 7.00 et seq.

Helmets to Hardhats is a national, nonprofit program that connects National Guard, Reserve, retired and transitioning active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry. The program is designed to help military service members successfully transition back into civilian life by offering them the means to secure a quality career in the construction industry.

Please contact Nick Girolamo at 413-265-1781 for more information about Helmets to Hardhats.

Women encouraged to enter building trades

2018 Intro to Pipeline Training Beginner class for Side Boom
Date	Location
October 1 – October 6, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
October 29 – November 3, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Side Boom
Date	Location
October 29 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
December 3 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training

Classes for Side Boom w/ Winch Procedures

Date

Location

December 3 – December 22, 2018

Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students

2018 Intro to Pipeline Training Beginner class for Excavator
Date	Location
October 8 – October 13, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
November 5 – November 10, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Excavator
Date	Location
October 29 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
December 3 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Excavator/with Winch Procedures
Date	Location
December 3 – December 22, 2018	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Angle Dozer
Date	Location
October 29 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
December 3 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2018 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Angle Dozer with Winch Procedures
Date	Location
September 4 – September 15, 2018	Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
September 17 – September 29, 2018	Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
October 1 – October 13, 2018	Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
October 15 – October 27, 2018	Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
December 3 – December 21, 2018	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky

2018 Pipeline Training Horizontal Directional Drilling/Mud System Class
Date	Location
October 29 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
December 3 – December 21, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students

2018 Pipeline Training Excavation class for existing live pipelines (Maintenance/Rehabilitation work)
Date	Location
November 5 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
November 26 – December 8, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
December 10 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2018 Pipeline Training John Henry Rock Drilling Classes One week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
December 3 – December 8, 2018	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky
December 10 – December 15, 2018	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky
December 17 – December 22, 2018	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky

2018 Pipeline Training Bending Engineering Classes one-week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
November 12 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
December 3 – December 8, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
December 10 – December 15, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2018 Pipeline Training Deckhand Pipe Lifter Training
Date	Location
October 22 – October 27, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
November 12 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
December 3 – December 8, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2018 Pipeline Training Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Training
Date	Location
October 15 – October 20, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
December 10 – December 15, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
December 17 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2018 Pipeline Training Hydro-Excavation/Train the Trainer
Date	Location
October 22 – October 27, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 10 Instructors
October 29 – November 3, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 10 Instructors

2018 Pipeline Training Hydro-Excavation/Truck Training
Date	Location
November 5 – November 10, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
November 12 – November 17, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
December 3 – December 8, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
December 10 – December 15, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
December 17 – December 22, 2018	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2019 Intro to Pipeline Sideboom Beginner class for Side Boom
Date	Location
May 20 – May 25, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
May 27 – June 1, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
June 3 – June 8, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Side Boom
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
February 25 – March 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
March 11 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
April 1 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2019 Advanced Pipeline Training Classes for Side Boom
Date	Location
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
March 11 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Side Boom w/ Winch Procedures
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
February 25 – March 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
March 18 – April 6, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 8 – April 19, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students

2019 Intro to Pipeline Excavator Beginner class for excavator
Date	Location
April 15 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
May 20 – May 25, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
May 27 – June 1, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
June 3 – June 8, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Excavator
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
February 25 – March 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
March 11 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
April 1 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2019 Advanced Pipeline Training Classes for Excavator
Date	Location
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
March 11 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2019 Pipeline Training Excavator for Road Bore Training One week classes for Excavator
Date	Location
January 14 – January 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
April 8 – April 13, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2019 Pipeline Training Excavator for Waterway/Creek Crossing Training One week classes for Excavator
Date	Location
January 7 – January 12, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
May 6 – May 11, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2019 Pipeline Training Excavator for Mat Handling/Bridge Building Training One week classes for Excavator
Date	Location
January 21 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
April 1 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students
April 29 – May 4, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 4 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Excavator/with Winch procedures
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
February 25 – March 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
March 18 – April 6, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 8 – April 19, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students

2019 Intro to Pipeline Training Beginner class for Angle Dozer
Date	Location
May 20 – May 25, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
May 27 – June 1, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students
June 3 – June 8, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 12 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Class for Angle Dozer
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
February 25 – March 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
April 1 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2019 Advanced Pipeline Training Classes for Angle Dozer
Date	Location
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students
March 11 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students

2019 Intermediate Pipeline Training Classes for Angle Dozer with Winch Procedures
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
February 25 – March 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
March 18 – April 6, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 8 – April 19, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 8 students

2019 Pipeline Training Excavation class for existing live pipelines (Maintenance/Rehabilitation work) Two week classes
Date	Location
January 7 – January 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
January 21 – February 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
February 4 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
February 18 – March 2, 2019 ***	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 8 students***
March 11 – March 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
March 25 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
April 8 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
April 29 – May 11, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
May 13 – May 25, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
May 27 – June 8, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students

***This class will be an Advanced Dig-up class; previous attendance to an Excavation class for existing live pipelines is required.

2019 Pipeline Training John Henry Rock Drilling Classes One week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
January 7 – January 12, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
January 14 – January 19, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
January 21 – January 26, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
January 28 – February 2, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
February 4 – February 9, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
February 18 – February 23, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
February 25 – March 2, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
March 4 – March 9, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
March 11 – March 16, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
March 25 – March 30, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
April 1 – April 6, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
April 8 – April 13, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
April 15 – April 19, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
April 29 – May 4, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
May 6 – May 11, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
May 13 – May 18, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students
May 20 – May 25, 2019	Local 181 – Boston, Kentucky 5 students

2019 Pipeline Training Horizontal Directional Drilling/Mud System Class
Date	Location
January 7 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
January 28 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
February 25 – March 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
March 18 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
April 8 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
April 29 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students
May 20 – June 8, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 6 students

2019 Pipeline Training Bending Engineering Classes one-week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
January 7 – January 12, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 14 – January 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 21 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 28 – February 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 18 – February 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 25 – March 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 18 – March 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 25 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 1 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 8 – April 13, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 15 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 29 – May 4, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 6 – May 11, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 13 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2019 Pipeline Training Deckhand Pipe Lifter Training One week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
January 21 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 28 – February 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 4 – February 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 11 – March 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 18 – March 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 25 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 29 – May 4, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 6 – May 11, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 13 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2019 Pipeline Training Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Training One week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
January 7 – January 12, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 14 – January 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 11 – February 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 18 – February 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 25 – March 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 1 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 8 – April 13, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 15 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students

2019 Pipeline Training Hydro-Excavation One week classes – one instructor
Date	Location
January 7 – January 12, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 14 – January 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 21 – January 26, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
January 28 – February 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 4 – February 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 18 – February 23, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
February 25 – March 2, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 4 – March 9, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 11 – March 16, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
March 25 – March 30, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 1 – April 6, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 8 – April 13, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 15 – April 19, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
April 29 – May 4, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 6 – May 11, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students
May 13 – May 18, 2019	ITEC – Crosby, Texas 5 students