SMWIA admits approximately which number of new apprentices each year?

• A. 1000
• B. 5000
• C. 3500
• D. 750

Answer: (C)

The question tests understanding of the scale of a national trade apprenticeship program. A large union’s training system serves many locals across different regions, so the annual intake needs to be in the thousands to keep a steady supply of skilled workers for sheet metal, HVAC, and related work. About three thousand five hundred new apprentices each year fits this scale—large enough to cover nationwide demand but not so large as to exceed training capacity or funding. The other figures are either too small for a national program (around a thousand or less) or likely higher than the typical annual intake (five thousand).