he Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program has begun a new partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals. 

The METAL program at UAB, an FEF school, will offer both foundational and specialized training in metalworking and manufacturing, focusing on automation, casting, forging, and rolling techniques critical to the industry’s future. The UAB METAL hub will also teach principles in the metallurgical fields, such as heat treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.