Per a Broadcast memo sent out today by Todd Stafford, Executive Director, the 2018 electrical training ALLIANCE Training Essentials Catalog is now ready for download as well as out to print. Make sure you stay in tune with the Broadcast Memos to keep up to date. If you are not receiving emails for the Memo’s, reach out (more…)
Revised Release Date of the new Training Management System
System Maintenance and Update Notice – Revised Date: Sunday, June 30th – 4AM EDT to July 1st – 5PM EDT
On Saturday, June 30th, from 4AM Eastern until Sunday July 1st at 5PM Eastern we will be performing an update to the administration area and enrollment application. Note that this update has been rescheduled from our original date of Sunday, May 13th. This maintenance will require rebooting the LMS multiple times during the update.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
2018 Curriculum Updates
Many new Blended Learning courses with added features are available as the electrical training ALLIANCE strives to improve its curriculum for students and instructors. The number of courses in the Learning Management System continues to grow to meet the industry demand. Many courses are being added this year as the Outside, Substation, Installer/Tech, and Residential programs continue to be transitioned to the LMS. The ALLIANCE aims to produce quality curriculum and an excellent user experience, so the online CLCS is being updated to an easier format.
Some topics below are still in development but as they are nearing delivery they are displayed here for reference of the courses and references you will find in the 2018 catalog. Please take a few (more…)
Coming Soon! Enrollment Application Upgrade
The Enrollment Application is 
evolving with your needs to keep you a step ahead. It features a polished interface and enhancements designed to maximize productivity, improve predictability and fast-track new users while supporting all existing workflows...Most importantly, it was carefully crafted to 
make managing LMS training easier. It’s worth restating: As we update this system, users of the legacy system will not be faced with a burdensome task of learning a whole new system. After 7 years of use on the legacy system, we applied (more…)
Introducing the Newest Interactive Animation
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…)