To complete the Youth Welding Apprenticeship Program, apprentices must demonstrate several competencies that are confirmed by their employer. (Photo courtesy of Grant ...

‘Did you need to go to college to become a welder?” I asked. Jeff Jenkins answered with a chuckle. “No, no I didn’t.” Jenkins, owner of an HVAC company and a welding firm in Austin, educated me for ...

CLINTON, Iowa — The Clinton High School welding program is growing, introducing an apprenticeship program for the first time this year. One senior is taking full advantage of it. Otto Weispfenning ...

Sunday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 3 degrees.

A new welding apprenticeship program has hit the industrial classrooms at Clear Lake High School for its students, working with Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (IMT) to introduce students to welding, give ...