The first class, which will have 15 students, starts on Sept. 16. The pipefitters class is a 12-week course. Students will receive an NCCER certificate for pipefitting levels one and two.

RENDERING COURTESY OF SGA Pipefitters Association Union Local 537’s proposed new Dorchester facility would include 70,000 square feet of new training, educational, assembly and office space.

Zach Murcko, 23, of Hubbard, works on a welding project Tuesday at the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 396 training center in Boardman. He is among 42 participants from plumbing and pipefitting ...