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Article: Shining examples: apprentice contest names top students in annual competition.
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- August 1, 2007
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Aspiring sheet metal workers took their tools to Indianapolis March 20-23 for the 35th annual International Apprentice Contest. Sixty contestants from across the country came to the Indiana training facility operated by the International Training Institute, an affiliate of the Sheet Metal Workers union and the Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors' National Association.
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The contestants, each of whom had won local events, were tested on HVAC work; industrial/welding; testing, adjusting and balancing; architectural sheet metal; and service work.
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Written exams and hands-on tests were used to pick ...