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____________________________________________________________ PHOTO FILE - May 24, 2005 CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION EXPO 2005 On Tuesday, May 24, 2005 the New York Building and Construction Trades attended a Career Day sponsored by Construction Skills 2000. More than 1000 New York City high school students, expressing interest in joining the Building Trades unions of New York City, were brought to the Javits Convention Center, with school officials.
The Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan.
SET-UP DAY MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005
At 6:30 A.M. on the morning of Monday May 23, our first training trailer arrived. At 40 feet long, the U.A. Medical Gas Mobile Trainer was the smaller of the two trailers the U.A. provided for our event.
At 7:00 A.M. on the morning of Monday May 23, our second training trailer arrived. At 48 feet long, the U.A. Mobile Welder Training and Testing Unit was much larger and heavier.
Our Monday crew of apprentices were ready for the challenge of assisting our instructors with setting up our trailers and other display items for the Careers in Construction Expo 2005. This is Plumbers Local 1 class 5A1. Joseph Alberti, Salvatore Catapano, Alan Delvecchio, Jr., Louis C. Halpern, Fabian La Chapelle, Kwok Wai(Carey)Lau, Andrew Malloy, Jeffery Nunez, Peter Roque.
We have to start and test what?
The Vacuum Plant
The Medical Air Compressor
The Nurse's Station Alarm Panel
We prepared 7 display areas for our exibit. The welding trailer was set up for live welding displays. The medical gas trailer was set up to simulate the operation of a hospital. A display of the textbooks Local 1 uses in our training program was set up. A demonstration area for basic piping tools was set up. A demonstration area for CAD (computer aided drafting) was set up. A demonstration area for layout using laser levels and laser measuring devices was set up. And finally, in the center of the Local 1 exibit, an information area was set up to answer questions and provide information about our apprenticeship program.
EVENT DAY TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005
More than 1000 New York City high school students, expressing interest in joining the Building Trades unions of New York City, were brought to the Javits Convention Center, with school officials.
Opening ceremonies were held at 9:00 A.M.
Our Tuesday crew of apprentices were ready for the challenge of assisting our instructors with operating our trailers and other display areas for the Careers in Construction Expo 2005. This is Plumbers Local 1 class 8A1. John Anastasiadis, Joseph Fagoni, Robert Johnson, Louis Maiolica, Elmo Miner III, Peter Padin, Adam Potocki, Marc Sabino, Otis Stovall IV, Dereck Sullivan-Lee, Ernest Taylor, Jr.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
Instructor Al Luna at the CAD station.
________________________________________________________________________________ The Plumbers Local 1 program textbook area.
Apprentices assisted high school students interested in thumbing through our textbooks. ________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor John Miller at the Layout and Laser tool area.
________________________________________________________________________________ Our Information Area
Instructor Gino DeGirolamo and Apprentice Louis Maiolica at the Information Area.
Instructor Gino DeGirolamo explains Local 1 apprenticeship program minimum requirements for Mathematics to a group of high school Guidance Counselors.
Instructor Darwin Honore assists a high school student, while Instructor Gino DeGirolamo discusses our admission policies with a school official. ________________________________________________________________________________ The Basic Piping Tools Area
Apprentices Adam Potocki and Elmo Miner demonstrate pipe threading.
Instructor Darwin Honore talks with some high school teachers at the Basic Piping Tools area.
Apprentice Joseph Fagoni explains cast iron cutting to a curious high school student.
________________________________________________________________________________ The U.A. Medical Gas Mobile Trainer
The U.A. Medical Gas Mobile Trainer was operated by Instructor Al Wishnoff with the assistance of Apprentice Robert Johnson.
Plumbers Local 1 Business Manager George W. Reilly, Instructor Al Wishnoff, and Head Instructor John Senay Jr. at the Medical Gas Mobile Trainer.
________________________________________________________________________________ The U.A. Mobile Welder Training and Testing Unit Trailer
the U.A. Mobile Welder Training and Testing Unit was operated by Instructors Terrance Willis and Anthony Stella
High school students were given eye protection at the entry point.
A stern warning about following instructions for eye safety during the demonstration.
COVER UP !
Apprentice John Anastasiadis assisted the instructors inside the trailer.
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The Plumbers Local 1 Exhibit in Full Swing
Diane Springer of Construction Skills 2000 talking with High School students. ________________________________________________________________________________
All good things must come to an end
Clean up and load up.
This has been a long day. Can we go home now ? |
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