For any programs that may have been missed by the recent newsletter, the Annual Survey was placed on the LMS and made available on December 1st and submissions are requested to be completed by December 30th. All Training Directors were enrolled and will find the survey located at the top of the My Courses page of the LMS. The following announcement was made to inform each Training Director of the Survey and how to access. (more…)
Tolerance Functionality Update
As of Tuesday, November 22nd, the tolerance of + or – 2.5 % has been applied to the numerical input questions in both levels of the Semiconductor courses. Read on for the list of courses that include tolerance and the dates it was applied.
EVITP is now available on the LMS
In a relationship between the electrical training ALLIANCE and the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP), electric vehicle training is now available in the LMS. EVITP provides training and certification for electricians installing electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). 
As a voluntary non-profit collaboration of electrical industry organizations, EVITP supports developing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for residential and commercial markets. (more…)
A 2nd chance at the 1st attempt?
A new feature released recently allows the Training Director to offer a do-over of a lesson, as long as the lesson quiz was submitted within (more…)
Numerical input tolerance functionality added to two more courses
As of Monday, October 31st, the tolerance of + or – 2.5 % has been meticulously applied to the numerical input questions in another couple courses. In both the 2012 and 2015 70E based editions of Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices, Level I, the numerical input questions within Lesson 5: 3-Phase Bolted Fault Currents now include a tolerance.
Odd looking Time Reports showing lists of 2:30
We recognized today that we have an error in the time reports that started on October 4th, 2016. This error relates to how a user logs out of a quiz or the LMS. If the user chooses to select the “Logout” function when they want to stop using a quiz, then the time captured is accurate. Moodle logs the time started and can then log the time completed. When however, (more…)
How much internet bandwidth is enough?
We are many times asked the question, “How much internet bandwidth do I need in my training center?” To this you usually hear one of our directors respond:
How do you intend to use the Blended Learning System?
The Printable Study Guide was off-line and coming back up
The Printable Study Guide went off-line but has been brought back up. Requests made since Sunday morning at 4am eastern until now are being sent out as the system catches up. The issue that caused the disturbance in performance has been identified and resolved.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
New Formula Builder Feature
Two new features have been added to the Formula Builder (FB)
question type specifically to the solution area.
- Keyed Input
- Tolerance.
The question type may now be applied a few different ways. (more…)
Installer / Technician 1st Year LMS Content is Now Available!
Though many of the courses are exactly the same as used in the Inside program, there are a number of courses that are new to the Installer / Technician list for the LMS.
These new courses include: (more…)