FTIOR Training



COE ACCREDITED

The Finishing Trades Institute of the Ohio Region is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational.

MISSION STATEMENT

The FTIOR provides necessary skills to individuals for career advancement to journeyperson status and continued education in the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades construction industries. This commitment to apprentice and journeyperson education and training is essential to the success of our various skill trade unions and our contractor associations.

The FTIOR exists to serve a number of purposes:

• To supply all contractors with highly skilled workers including apprentices, journeypersons, supervisors, project managers, etc.
• To facilitate a unique learning environment with varying instructional objectives and technologies.
• To provide activities and resources that fosters a positive, comprehensive training environment.
• To provide career advancement through a combination of classroom instruction as well as shop and field experiences.
• To provide maintain a leading edge and safe workforce through journeyperson continuing education classes.

With four (4) state of the art training centers, we specialize in complete training for Drywall Finisher, Glazier, Painter, Indust Coating and Lining App Specialist and Painter-Decorator. Men and women are afforded comprehensive curriculum and unequaled training.

The FTIOR invests in the education of the apprentices and journeypersons as a means to build strong communities throughout the State. It is impressed upon our members that acquiring vital trade specific skills is necessary in securing and maintaining competitive wages, health and pension benefits, and favorable working conditions.

VISION STATEMENT

The FTIOR’s vision is unparalleled. Our comprehensive training programs are a collaborative effort designed to supply our union contractors and associations the most uniquely qualified work force, now and into the future.

MAIN CAMPUS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE CENTERS

Through the affiliation with District Council 6, the FTIOR has four training center facilities – main campus located at 8257 Dow Circle W, Strongsville, OH 44136 and three servicing-centers which are the Cincinnati Training Center 200 Kovach Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215; Columbus Training Center 8700 Memorial Drive, Plain City, OH 43064; and Toledo Training Center which the FTIOR partners with the Northwest Ohio Construction Education Center 4535 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH 43615.

DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Finishing Trades Institute of the Ohio Region will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. The Finishing Trades Institute of the Ohio Region 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.



IUPAT District Council 6 provides the world’s very finest and most comprehensive training to its apprentices and journeymen, focusing on the highest safety standards and the most modern trade skills.

All training programs are designed in conjunction with the nationally renowned I.U.P.A.T. Finishing Trades Institute.

Apprentices may train at one of four nationally accredited training facilities located throughout the Council. The same curriculum is available in all facilities.

Click here for PDF of the current Apprentice Class Schedule 

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