Training Centers

The Finishing Trades Institute’s Apprenticeship Programs incorporate four convenient training centers in Northern California and Nevada. The centers are located in Tracy, CA; West Sacramento, CA; Las Vegas, NV; and Reno, NV.

A Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) consisting of International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) members and union signatory contractors governs the Finishing Trades Institute West Programs. This labor/management cooperation ensures state of the art techniques are learned and safely applied on the job.

Training Center Locations

Tracy
Finishing Trades Institute West

Training in drywall finishing, floor covering, glazing, commercial and industrial painting, and highway striping.

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  400 Gandy Dancer Drive, Tracy, CA 95377
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  510-785-8467
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  Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:00am – 5:00pm

West Sacramento
Finishing Trades Institute West

Training in drywall finishing, floor covering, glazing, commercial and industrial painting, and highway striping.

• 
  3601 Parkway Place, West Sacramento, CA 95691
• 
  510-785-8467
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  Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 6:00am – 2:30pm

Reno
Finishing Trades Institute West

Training in drywall finishing, floor covering, glazing, and commercial and industrial painting.

• 
  523 Vista Boulevard Sparks, NV 89434
• 
  775-300-7044
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  Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am – 12:30pm and 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Las Vegas
Finishing Trades Institute West

Training in drywall finishing, floor covering, glazing, commercial and industrial painting.

• 
  1701 Whitney Mesa Dr #106 Henderson, NV 89014
• 
  702-438-2611
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  Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Meet Our Trainers

Alex Beltran

• Finishing Trades Institute West
• Director of Training

Juan Barrera

• Drywall Finishing Instructor

Josh Becker

• Glazing Instructor

Valerian “Val” Chestohin

• Floor Covering Instructor

Jose Cisneros

• Glazing Instructor

Adolf Duarte

• Painting-Instructor

Charles ‘Chuck’ Gnagy

• Glazing Instructor

Jesus Lainez

• Industrial Painting Instructor

David ‘Dave’ Mathie

• Floor Covering Instructor

Brian Munsell

• Glazing Instructor

Robert Ringor

• Floor Covering Instructor

Timothy ‘Tim’ Ringor

• Floor Covering Instructor

Erik Schorken

• Glazing Instructor

George ‘Billy’ Throckmorton Jr

• Painting, Paper Hanging Instructor

Chad Vickery

• Painting Instructor

Gary Whittaker

• Drywall Finishing Instructor