What happened, when did it happen, and why did it happen? Those are questions that may be wondered when reviewing new or updated electrical training ALLIANCE content. The following message shares some of the most significant updates made to the 1^st-year CML courses, including a new CML course that just rolled out. Below are links to the webinar sessions that will be held to discuss and answer any questions you may have on this new course.

The courses that saw updates over the last few months are:

Constructing Your Future
Introduction to Apprenticeship
Applied Codeology
Construction Drawings
Electrical Theory 1 and the DC Circuit Challenge tool
And the exciting new course added to the library was Conduit System Fabrication 1

Please read on to learn about the updates that have been implemented. A big thank you to all those who shared their insights to support improving these topics for your apprentices.

Constructing Your Future – CML

Lesson 1: What to Expect
- Knowledge check has been updated
Lesson 4: Safety Never Takes a Break
- Module errata has been updated in Lesson 4 regarding Carbon Monoxide

Introduction to Apprenticeship – CML

Lesson 1: Welcome to the Beginning of Your Electrical Career
- Slide 1.2.9: Pop-up was added indicating Lonnie Stephenson retired as IBEW International President in December 2022. A new video to be added introducing Kenneth Cooper as new IBEW International President
Lesson 3: The Economics of Working in Construction
- Slide 3.1.6.J: Joey the Lineman’s rate of pay has been corrected to double the regular rate of pay on Sunday.
Lesson 4: The Organized Electrical Industry
- Slide 4.2.2: IBEW History & Structure: Lonnie Stephenson’s title changed from “International President, IBEW” to “former IBEW International President.”
- Slide 4.2.9: Pop-up added indicating Lonnie Stephenson retired as IBEW International President in December 2022. Kenneth Cooper is current IBEW International President.

Applied Codeology, Based on the 2020 NEC – CML

Module: Planning the Installation
- Module errata has been updated in Lesson 2
Module: Special Conditions
- Bug fixes in Lesson 7 to prevent student progress from being halted.

Applied Codeology, Based on the 2023 NEC – CML will be available this summer!

Construction Drawings – CML

The Sections module in Lesson 5 under Additional Resources has been updated.

New instructional videos were built and added to Lessons 2 and 6 to help learners navigate and interface with the course.
- Lesson 2 – Using the Print Index
- Lesson 2 – Becoming Familiar with a Set of Prints
- Lesson 2 – How to Type Numerical Quiz Answers
- Lesson 6 – Scenario: Find the Height of the Garage Receptacles
- Lesson 6 – Scenario: Find the Thermostat

Additional Resource links were added to the Courseware section in all lessons to assist users.
A note was added to the About this Course section to inform users that the viewers do not work with Safari.
The quizzes in Lessons 3 through 6 have been updated to assist in user interface and progression.
- Solution Note: Remediation Resources have been added for most questions in Lessons 3 through 5 via a toolbar to assist the student if the quiz question answer is incorrect.
A new practice quiz was added to Lesson 6.
- Questions in this quiz are questions that have been removed from other lessons, as noted above.

Electrical Theory 1: Direct Current – CML

Lesson 1: Introduction to DC Theory: Terminology and the Basics
- Slide 5 – Atomic Theory video, transcript, and narration updated
Lesson 2: Series Circuits
- Slide 52 – Video, series circuit animation updated
Lesson 3: Parallel Circuits
- Slides 71, 73, 74, 75 – The switch and fuse is now placed between the battery bank and load
Lesson 4: Combination Circuits
- Slide 19 – A flashing green glow and green checkmark were added to show completion
Lesson 5: DC Circuit Analysis
- Slide 27 – Changed “current” to “voltage” in narration and transcript
- Slide 46 – Two PIER chart cells will now accept more than one answer
Lesson 7: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Slide 9 – Narration and transcript for Magnetic Reaction video has been updated

DC Circuit Challenge

All circuit challenges were updated on June 2, 2023

Lesson 2: Series
Lesson 3: Parallel
Lesson 4: Combination
Lesson 10: Final Assessment
- Removed requirement to solve 3 circuits correctly in a row. Now student must solve 3 correctly, not necessarily in a row.
- Retention has been added so the student can solve one or more circuits and logout and come back to the Challenge later to finish accruing their lightning bolts
- Calculator video was added to show how to Store and Recall values
- More instructions were added to the Practice tutorials as well as adding a tutorial to Lesson 10 Final Circuit Assessment to assist students that bypass the DC content and “test out” of DC Theory.

Want to locate these changes on your own and not have to refer to this blog post? Most CML courses have a “Module Change Control Document” located in the Instructor Resources area of each course. This document outlines what change(s) have been made and even shows images of the changes where applicable.

NEWLY RELEASED!

Conduit System Fabrication 1 – CML

This new course is the first part of a two-part series that will ultimately replace the blended learning conduit titles:

Conduit Bending, Level I – All Editions
Conduit Bending, Level II – All Editions

This first entry, designed to be delivered in the 1st year of apprenticeship, is intended to instruct an electrical worker in the basic concepts of conduit bending. Beginning lessons will introduce the common types of conduits, fittings, and tools used in fabricating conduit systems, as well as the equipment and procedures used for cutting and threading conduit. The course will then detail the procedures for several different methods for hand-bending various angles and bends in metallic conduit. It will close with a discussion of underground conduit installations. Labs, activities, and video resources are included throughout the training and are collected at the end of the course for review. The 2nd course in the series is currently in development and will be available in early 2024. It expands on the foundational knowledge to demonstrate more advanced mechanical, electric and hydraulic driven bending equipment and techniques.

Details:

This first course in the new CML series includes 8 total lessons, the first 6 being course content, training and quizzing and the final 2 as resources and labs.

Raceways and Conduit Systems
Cutting and Threading Conduit
Hand Bending 90 Degree Bends
Hand Bending Offsets and kicks
Hand Bending Saddles and Corner Offsets
Underground Conduit Installation
Resources
- This resource lesson centralizes all video resources which are a part of the course as well as supplemental “nice to know” video resources.
Support – Labs (All 23 labs associated with the J204L Lab Manual are included here)
- By combining the labs inside the course, the learner can see the relevance in step with the training without having to carry an additional book.

The conduit training continues to be supported by the S495 Conduit Bending and Fabrication textbook.

Webinars have also been created to discuss the course and to answer any questions. Please feel free to sign up for one at your convenience. This will be open to all Training Directors, Assistant Training Directors, and instructors.

Click on a date and time below to register for a webinar to learn more,

We look forward to seeing you at one of these webinars, NTI, or a meeting near you soon.

Thanks for Reading!