ABOUT ITI
Safe, Efficient Hoisting and Material Handling Operations
We aim to serve organizations like yours that conduct crane, rigging, heavy lift, and load-handling activities.
ITI was founded by people whose driving passion is to help others and be good stewards of their gifts. Our co-founder became an Eagle Scout at the age of 14 - a rigorous feat that 18-year-old candidates struggle to attain. The tenacity to achieve, work hard, and the desire to help others has formed a company that has continuously exhausted all efforts to lead the world in training skills and providing quality service in order to save the lives and improve the industrial activities of the employers we serve.
Mission
Mission
Leading the development of a skilled workforce at the heart of crane, rigging, and load handling activities.Our Just Cause
Our Just Cause
We help make the world a safer and more productive place by equipping the industrial and construction workforce with meaningful skills, knowledge and excellence in the hoisting discipline, that enable it to create, build, energize, and serve our world.Values
Values
Integrity
Dedication
Excellence
Innovation
Agility
Leadership
The ITI leadership team strives to uphold and embody the organization's values and advocates everyday on behalf of ITI customers, all ITI team members, and stakeholders.
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
ITI is proud to partner with these leading organizations that share our values and mission
Global HQ
Woodland, WA Training Center & HeadquartersITI COMPANY HISTORY
1986 - Start at the beginning
Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants (WRRC) is founded by Mike and Darlene Parnell in Vancouver, Washington.1990 - A new division
After initially focusing on rigging, Crane & Equipment Training (CET) is established.1995 - Resource Center
Training & Inspection Resource Center is established. TIRC will eventually become the ITI Bookstore.1996 - ITI
Industrial Training International is established, absorbing WRRC, CET, and TIRC.1997 - Home Sweet Home
ITI Training Center is established in Woodland, Washington. The Woodland Training Center is still ITI's flagship facility and also serves as the organization's corporate headquarters.2003 - Home Sweet Home, Part II
2nd ITI Training Center is established in Birmingham, Alabama.2009 - 2nd Generation
Zack Parnell, son of Mike and Darlene, joins ITI.2010 - Moving
ITI partners with Barnhart Crane & Rigging to establish a new training center in Memphis, TN. The Memphis Training Center takes the place of the Birmingham facility as ITI's 2nd training center.2013 - Home Sweet Home, Part III
3rd ITI Training Center is established in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.2014 - Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering
ASME approved and LEEA accredited, Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering, the world's first rigging engineering training program is launched.2016 - Celebrating 30 Years
ITI Training Centers established in Cleveland, OH, Houston, TX, Chicago, IL, and Anchorage, AK bringing the total to seven in North America.2017 - Growth Via Innovation
ITI Online, and expansion of the ITI E-Learning Division, and ITI VR (Virtual Reality) are launched. ITI VR includes the world's first ever VR Mobile Crane Simulator, as well as VR powered Aerial Work Platform, Overhead, and Tower Crane Simulators.2022 - ANSI + VR Exam = Certification
ITI Construction Hazard Identification assessment and certification has been granted accreditation by the Personnel Credentialing Accreditation Committee (PCAC) of the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB).