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COUNCIL MEMBER PROFILE “ It is a privilege to work with the wonderful people of the SkillsUSA Council in forwarding a mission we share in common, the nurturing and development of our youth into the workforce that will enable our local employers and community to thrive now and in the future. -WTTI WELDER TRAINING & TESTING INSTITUTE Office Address: 1144 N Graham St, Allentown, PA 18109 Phone Number: 610-820-9551 • Website: wtti.com # Of employees: 35 • Year established: 1968 Type of Business/Services Offered Welder/Brazer Training, Welder/Brazer/Procedure Qualification Testing, Mechanical & Non-destructive Testing Lab Services, Certified Welding Inspec., Weld Engineering/ Consulting, Weld Inspector Training & Examination Customers served Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, and Construction sectors including Bridges and Buildings, Aerospace, Rail and Road Transportation, Shipbuilding, Food Processing, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Power Generation, Chemical and Petro-chemical, Specialties Metals and Services. Mission statement/Vision To support the welding industry and developing its workforce through professional services provided by a staff with the highest level of knowledge and integrity using innovation and technology to achieve goals. Community Involvement Outreach continues through student welding projects and donations which have included building ramps, repairing playground equipment, as well as, weld inspection and repair of first responder apparatuses. # of years involved with SkillsUSA: 30 Type of SkillsUSA Involvement WTTI organizes and runs the welding competition, including arranging the use of new welding equipment annually from the equipment manufacturers, providing all metals and filler metals for the competition tasks, building fixtures, and supplying judges from our qualified staff.