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How do you let the end-user know that your Pipefitters workmanship is superior? You show them the STAR. The UA STAR Certification guarantees that your pipefitters are the best-trained professionals in the industry.

UA STAR Certification means these pipefitter have completed a stringent 5-year training program and passed the UA STAR Certification exam, giving them journeyman
status and 30 college credits toward an Associates Degree in Industrial Training or Construction Supervision. The UA STAR Program was developed jointly by the UA and Ferris State University – one of the most highly acclaimed providers of education programs in the industry.

The exam is administered by the National Inspection-Testing-Certification Corporation and tests for expertise in:

  • Piping and Tubing
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Mathematics and Measurement and Science
  • Safety
  • Rigging
  • Steam Systems
  • Instrument and Pneumatic Controls
  • Welding
  • Hydronic
  • Refrigeration and AC
  • Pumps

Your UA STAR Certified pipefitters can tackle the biggest installation project and you can be confident that your customers will be getting the best, most efficient, highly skilled workmanship available.

For your pipe installation and service repair and retrofit work, make sure your pipefitters wear the STAR. They’re the STARS in the industry