The electrical training ALLIANCE is proud to announce the latest interactive animation on the subject of “Box Layout”. Traditionally we have left acquiring the skill of associated with “laying out” the top of a panel for conduit entries, and their associated holes (or knockouts), to on-the-job experience. This did not always allow a “safe” (aka inexpensive) environment for an apprentice to do the math associated with this process and implement this math to the real world material. This new simulator allows the students the opportunity to practice (via 10 distinct applications) this skill in an environment which will not have any ill-effects if an error is made. (more…)
LMS Reporting Webinar Held – March 27th, 2018
Interested in learning how to configure the LMS reports to
access all attempts completed by a student or students, utilize a completion date, average in incomplete lessons, or display when assignments were completed? A recording of the webinar is accessible below. (more…)
LMS Downtime, Feb 14, 2018
Yesterday from 5:51pm to 6:06pm (all times eastern) the LMS was not responsive to users. The system began to show increased response times at 5:47pm. The response times increased rapidly from under 100mS to 649mS. At 5:48pm we recorded response times above 4,000 mS. At 5:51pm the system was shut down. We rebooted two of the many systems that support the overall LMS and at 6:06pm response times returned and have been maintained at just under 100 mS. Read on for some insights into how we know about and keep track of the system. (more…)
LMS Communications System Issue 02.05.18
There was an issue with the LMS communication system today whereby our testing server generated notifications of certifications for a few of our internal testing users that were then sent to only those users who are Instructors. The notification email should not have been sent out. Please disregard the email notifications pertaining to the “Introduction to Preplanning Certificate”. We apologize for the error and the interruption.
New Courses Released – January ’18
New courses have been made available over the last few days.
- Three courses added are a continuation of the new Code topic pathway specifically for those apprentices who started 1st year using the latest catalog (2017). The new courses are for that group’s 2nd year of Code training.
- The new Voice-Data-Video Systems Applications and Installation, Level I course was completed and made available.
- A new Code Calculations, Complete course was made available for use in training learners on NEC® related math for those outside the apprenticeship.
Read on for descriptions of these courses and the expected usage.
The Preparing for Leadership: Personal Qualities, Level I course is now available!
In 2017, the electrical training ALLIANCE announced that a new leadership course would be available on January 1, 2018. This course is now ready for your utilization. It is a product of our industry’s realization that it is no longer adequate for our Apprentices to be trained only in technical skills. We have to continue developing the technical competencies of our students as well as (more…)
New Courses and Functionality
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2018! The electrical training ALLIANCE continues to add new courses to the LMS. The month of January will be busy and a list of the course additions are coming soon. That said, some courses included new functionality requirements. One of those courses is the new, Preparing for Leadership: Personal Qualities, Level I (more…)
2017 December Updates
The Learning Management System (LMS), Enrollment Application (EA) and the Course Level and Credit Summary (CLCS) tools have all been updated with new features this December. The following is a rundown of some of the many changes made to continue to improve upon our systems. (more…)
Electronic Systems Labs added to AC & DC Theory
A recently completed project was to add the Electronic Systems Labs to the LMS — both the Student and Instructor Guide versions. They are located with the lessons where the labs are indicated for use. (more…)
Internet outage for some, and for a while, on Monday, 11/6/2017
Internet outages were reported across the US on Monday, 11/06/17. Reports began coming into sites like downdetector.com starting at roughly 1pm EDT and continuing until a bit after 4pm EDT. 
Reports after 4pm EDT indicated the outage issues were identified and corrected. Our LMS sites were at all times running smoothly, if you could access. Two users sitting next to each other may have had different experiences with access to this and many major sites across the internet, based on the kind of outage that occurred. This outage affected one of the major internet communication backbones.
Here are some articles that covered the incident: Click on one/each to read details of the outage and resolution.
Director, Bill Ball shared a very enlightening article yesterday with staff from vox.com. It’s an interesting look at the construction and history of the internet. It also explains much of what some of yesterday’s activities and investigations realized when looking for answers to why the internet was acting up.
We know how important these services are and will continue as always to monitor and communicate regarding site access.