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T-40hr Medical Gas
Topeka
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Topeka
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Topeka
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Topeka
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New Hotel-2025
July 31, 2025
Attention Traveling Students
We have a new hotel starting the 2025/2026 school year
Candlewood Suites
2405 N. Ridge Road - Wichita, KS 67205
These rooms are a great improvement providing full kitchens in each room. They also will have 24 hour laundry and fitness areas. Please make sure to check it out and get familar with its location. I will have handouts here at school so Monday when you arrive you can get the information at the front desk.
We are excited about this change and hope you will be too!
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2025-Weld Practice and Testing Schedule
We are now having Welding Practice and Testing at all 3 of our training facilities. Please see the following for dates and times:
http://ppatks.org/assets/uploads/2025_Weld_test-practice_schedule.pdf
Call the office 316-267-8508 or email Nicole nlawrence@ppatks.org to sign up.
Frontenac Training Center 2025 Schedule-
103 Mendicki Drive Frontenac, KS 66763
Topeka Training Center 2025 Schedule-
1555 NW Gage Blvd Topeka, KS 66618
These are the dates for both Frontenac & Topeka locations
Month Date Location Event
January Thursday 30th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
February Thursday 6th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
February Saturday 8th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
April Thursday 3rd Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
April Thursday 10th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
April Saturday 12th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
June Thursday 5th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
June Thursday 12th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
June Saturday 14th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
July Thursday 24th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
July Thursday 31st Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
August Saturday 2nd Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
October Thursday 2nd Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
October Thursday 9th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
October Saturday 11th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
December Thursday 4th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
December Thursday 11th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Practice
December Saturday 13th Frontenac/Topeka Weld Testing
Wichita Training Center 2025 Schedule
4646 W. Kellogg Dr. Wichita, KS 67209
Weld Practice-
Wichita Weld Practice is every Tuesday 5:30pm-9:30pm
Weld Testing-
Month Date Location Event
January Saturday 11th Wichita Weld Testing
March Saturday 8th Wichita Weld Testing
May Saturday 10th Wichita Weld Testing
July Saturday 12th Wichita Weld Testing
September Saturday 20th Wichita Weld Testing
November Saturday 8th Wichita Weld Testing
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We have moved
We are so excited to be announce that PPATKS has offically moved into our new Wichita Training Facility. PPATKS has purchased the property of 4646 W. Kellogg Dr. Wichita, KS 67209. We plan to start the class of 2022-2023 in the new buildiing.
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Get Started!
We are thrilled you have taken an interest in finding out more information about what our program has to offer! An apprentice in the Plumbing and Pipefitting industry is a person who is engaged in learning a trade by working with and assisting a qualified Journeyman in all phases of the Plumbing and Pipefitting industry.
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Training Areas
Local 441 is dedicated to continuing the tradition of excellence that the United Association established over 100 years ago. Our plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVACR service technicians are the best in the industry.
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Become a Journeyman
A journeyman is someone who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully educated in a trade or craft. At PPATKS we specialize in the following areas: Medical Gas, Welding and Training or Continued Education.
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