Training - Skills, Training and (K)ommunity Empowerment Program (STAKE)

East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors, Inc. has a history of participation with several labor organizations and local businesses and contractors to provide a labor pool of skilled personnel to support ongoing and future projects. ETMC and the Black Business Contractors Association of Knoxville have organized and participated in a joint training initiative. Training activities are competency based and safety focused. Graduates of these programs learn pre-apprentice skills in various construction trades.

Training Program - Framing
Students receive training in several construction skills (i.e., framing, blueprint reading, tile work, metal bending, vinyl siding, window and door hanging, deck building, plumbing, hand and power tools, CPR/industry safety, roofing, and truss construction).

Training Program-Radial SawTrainee Program-Table Saw