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Knisley counts the Hobart Institute as one of the top training “You have a wall in front of you that you have to get on the other
schools in the nation, not only for welding, but for cutting edge side of - you are going to go over it, around it, underneath it or thru it
technology and research in the trade. He identified two factors that but you are getting on the other side of that wall”.
contribute to the program’s excellence: I would also add that: “Everybody has a foundation to their
1. Discipline: Hobart Institute’s expectations of students, paired education and career. Hobart School of Welding was that foundation
with steady pressure to progress through the program’s rigorous that worked for me.”
instruction, ensure that students gain vital welding skills and
advance to the next level of training in a timely manner.
2. Relevant Instruction: Hobart Institute stays on the forefront of
the welding industry and welding technology, which keeps them
relevant for generations of welders.
Those two things are the foundation of the success of any union
construction tradesperson, said Knisley. “Our apprenticeship Training
programs require the steady onward-and-upward progression • Visual Inspection
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of disciplined apprentices. All of the Ohio Building Trades JATC Magnetic Particle Inspection
programs provide the instruction and skills that keep our people
at the top in their trade – our apprentices are the gold-standard in Services
their professions.” • Welding Procedure Specifications
• • Welder Qualifications
Knisley visits Hobart Institute at career and job fairs to meet the • Welder Test Witnessing
next generation of Hobart Institute welding graduates always • AWS QC-7 Certification
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encouraging them that nothing is impossible, you’ve just got to put
your mind to it,” said Knisley. His favorite inspirational line to young
people is:
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