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Sheet Metal Institute

The Sheet Metal Institute offers unmatched training in the sheet metal industry.

We are the gateway to a high paying and meaningful career in sheet metal that enriches you, your family and your community. With state of the art campuses in Portland Oregon and Springfield Oregon the Sheet Metal Institute offers unmatched training in the Sheet Metal Industry. Our dedicated team of professionals is committed to offering the levels of training required to allow our members to be su

ccessful in their careers and to offer our contractors the best trained workforce in the industry. We have amazing state of the art facilities, but like any great organization, our greatest asset is our people. Our staff offers a combined total of over 250 years of Sheet Metal experience and over 100 years of teaching experience.

09/07/2026

BUILT BY LABOR.

Before the finished product, there’s the training.

Before the expertise, there are the hours.

Before someone becomes a skilled sheet metal worker, they learn to weld it, form it, install it, troubleshoot it—and take pride in doing it right.

This Labor Day, Sheet Metal Institute celebrates the skilled tradespeople who built the industry and the apprentices preparing to carry it forward.

The tools may change. The pride never does.

09/02/2026

APPLICATIONS OPEN THIS OCTOBER

A career in sheet metal starts with an opportunity.

This October, Sheet Metal Institute is accepting applications for our union sheet metal apprenticeship program.

Learn a skilled trade. Earn while you learn. Build hands-on experience. Train for a career with strong wages, benefits, and room to grow.

If you’re ready to work hard, learn from experienced professionals, and build something solid for your future, this could be your next move.

Applications will be accepted throughout October.

Learn more about the apprenticeship and qualifications for our program on our website: https://f.mtr.cool/bk2u3pa9b7

09/01/2026

The Portland Campus Expansion Is Taking Shape.

Another time-lapse. A whole lot more progress.

The walls are going up, and the vision for the future of hands-on sheet metal training is starting to become real.

This expansion will mean more space to train, more room to build skills, and more opportunities to prepare apprentices for the work waiting for them in the field.

Steel. Concrete. Walls. Progress.

And we’re just getting started.

08/26/2026

WE SHAPE MORE THAN METAL

There’s something different about working with sheet metal. You measure it. Cut it. Bend it. Shape it. Join it.

You learn how the material moves, what it can do. And how to turn a flat sheet of metal into something built with purpose.

That’s the craft.

But what we build goes far beyond the metal. We shape the spaces where people live, work, learn, and heal.

We shape more than metal. We love what we do.

08/20/2026

"Throwback Thursday. Sort of."

April wasn’t "that" long ago, and these shots, captured at our campus in Portland, are too good not to keep sharing.

Sparks flying. Tools moving. Heads down. Skills on full display.

More action from the Northwest Regional Council Apprentice Competition, where some seriously talented apprentices came ready to work, compete, and show what the next generation of sheet metal looks like.

Yeah, we’re still talking about it. 🔥

08/19/2026

JUST RELEASED: FALL 2026 CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHEDULE

Keep your skills sharp. Build new ones. Stay ready.

The Fall 2026 Continuing Education Schedule is here, with training opportunities in welding, First Aid and CPR, AutoCAD, leadership, TAB, study hall, open shop, and more at our Portland and Springfield campuses. The fall term runs September 14 through December 28, 2026.

Ready to see what’s coming up?

👉 Visit our website for class details and registration information: https://f.mtr.cool/pjhbgynbjk

08/18/2026

Staff Highlight: Tiffany Grinke

Tiffany is all about helping people succeed.

As an office specialist at Sheet Metal Institute, Tiffany supports members and apprentices through scheduling, applications, student records, and required reporting. What she enjoys most is seeing apprentices build confidence, develop their skills, and recognize just how much they can accomplish.

We are proud to have Tiffany on our team!

Learn Tiffany’s full story on our website: https://f.mtr.cool/zsketrzzra

08/14/2026

Cue the Friday soundtrack. 🎶

Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend!

Another week of building skills, solving problems, creating with your hands, and proving there’s nothing ordinary about a career in sheet metal.

Whether you’re on the job, in the shop, or learning the trade — finish strong and enjoy that weekend. You earned it. 🙌

08/12/2026

Featured Partner: Thompson Metal Fab

We’re proud to recognize Thompson Metal Fab as a featured partner of the Sheet Metal Institute.

Founded in 1937, Thompson Metal Fab is a veteran-owned company based in Vancouver, Washington, known for heavy metal fabrication, precision craftsmanship, and large-scale infrastructure work.

From marine and bridge projects to hydro, structural, modular, tanks and vessels, renewables, and oil and gas, their work helps support the backbone of American infrastructure.

Their partnership helps strengthen the future of the sheet metal trade by supporting skilled training, hands-on learning, and the next generation of union sheet metal professionals.

Together, we are building more than careers. We are building the future of our industry.

Address

2379 NE 178th Avenue
Portland, OR
97230

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 4:30pm
Thursday	7am - 4:30pm
Friday	7am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.SheetMetalInstitute.org/

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