The legacy test generator has been undergoing a phase-out over the last few years. No legacy test generator exams have been updated for this upcoming ’20-’21 calendar school year. This final component of the phase-out leaves five courses that require special treatment. This blog post will (more…)
vNTI Is Coming…Are You Ready?
It’s coming! Are you ready? Have you reserved your spot by registering for the first, the newest, and the most informative virtual NTI EVER!! There is less than one week until vNTI. Please don’t put it off any longer-register TODAY! (more…)
2020-2021 Latest Available Curriculum
We promised that as new curriculum became available, we would let you know. Since April, we have made you aware of what is new, what is happening, and what is available through the blogs at the electrical training ALLIANCE. In April, we let you know that the 2020 Curriculum Catalog Planning Guide was available and how to download it. In June, we gave you insight into how to use the 2020 Curriculum and Planning Tools, and we updated you with the New LMS Courses that were Turned On. July 2, 2020, provided an even longer list with New 2020-21 Curriculum Updates. And today, for all Inside, Installer/Tech, and Residential training centers, the following courses are now available. (more…)
New 2020-2021 Curriculum Update
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to order! It is July already, and now is the time to order the curriculum from the ’20-21 Training Essentials catalog. Our curriculum calendar year for ’20-21 began July 1st and continues to June 30th of ’21. Since the June 22, 2020 blog was posted letting you know about new course availability, we are pleased to announce that even more courses are turned on and available for you.
What’s in it for you – vNTI 2020 July 27th-31st
vNTI 2020 is fast approaching and you want to be sure to be left in. There is much to offer to all those supporting the IBEW-NECA industry and training. There are Committee, Technical and Instructor Professional Education training sessions available throughout the week [July 27th -July 31st]. There are just too many highlights to list them all, but here are a few for each group. For a full list check out the event booklet here. https://bit.ly/vNTI_2020_InfoBooklet
Just a Handful of the Highlights:
The Committee Sessions:
- State of the Apprenticeship with Executive Director Todd Stafford
- The Apprentice Startup Challenge with ELECTRI
- An Update with NECA and IBEW with NECA CEO David Long and IBEW International President Lonnie Stephenson
- Safety Update including OSHA and ET&D with Palmer Hickman and Wes Wheeler
- Many Legal Sessions covering topics like Substance Abuse Policy and EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Testing; ERISA and Potential Relief during COVID-19; Standards & EEO Policy Changes
- A Roundtable with Milwaukee
- And so much more
The Technical Sessions:
- Updates to the NEC® and associated training content
- Clarifications and communications on worker safety and the NFPA 70E®
- Explanations from the authors on Grounding and Bonding and Code Calculations
- Fundamental aspects of the LMS and curriculum planning tools like the CLCS
As well as interactive sessions planned regarding:
- Conduit Level II Labs and Calculations in support of AC Theory Trig
- The PLR and Instrumentation Desktop Trainers
- Transformer Simulation use for the Inside and the Outside Simulator
- The new Motor Control Simulator on what it is and how to use it
- The Electrical Theory Simulator for use in training on AC and DC Theory
Instructor Professional Education Sessions:
The virtual NTI professional education and experience for the I Group (or Instructor Program) have single day sessions created for Instructors.
- Monday is First Year,
- Tuesday is Second Year
- Wednesday is Third Year
- Thursday is Fourth Year and Advanced Studies
- Thursday is also for the Pre-I Group
Participants will enjoy interactive sessions with the Lead Instructors from each year focusing on:
- Reconnecting with professional education topics and with peers
- Reflecting on how previous skills have been successful or not
- Reconsidering practices from both the Professional Educators and peer attendees
- Reinvigoration for success on the next school year – no matter the challenges.
Please note that instructors will attend for the year they last completed; if you were in First Year in 2019 (or an earlier year), you should register for First Year in the vNTI 2020. If you are a new instructor or new to NTI, there will be a Pre-I Group session on Thursday. The Pre-I Group will meet with several Professional Educators who will offer them a tour of what NTI offers as well as providing insights into upcoming changes in the way apprenticeship training will be conducted.
All I Group participants will have the option to register to attend Technical sessions on the other days.
Yep…There’s More! Because you attend you will also receive…
Some time-slots for each day have multiple sessions running concurrently. To avoid concern of picking one thing and missing out on another. All sessions will be recorded and reposted to the days event packaged course. This means those who register will have access to everything presented that day.
Registration is just a click away. To register access https://electricaltrainingevents.org
- If you do not remember your log-in information, simply go the site and click Sign In located in the top right corner. After that, select the Forgot Password link and enter your email address. An email will be sent to you with a link to reset your password.
- For even more information visit our NTI website at http://nti.electricaltrainingevents.org
Can’t wait to see you at the vNTI!
Thanks for Reading!
Update – New LMS Courses Turned On
The electrical training ALLIANCE is on a roll! As promised, we have turned on new curriculum courses that are available in the LMS. As courses and textbooks are made available, we will keep you informed of their release. Also, remember that if you have not (more…)
#TP Tuesday Remote Learning Sessions Moving Forward
We just wrapped up our 10th Training Partner Tuesday Remote Learning Session (TPTues RLS)! Thanks to each one of you who have participated. It has been our pleasure to assist during this time of social and physical distancing.
As summer approaches, we know this year looks much different than past ones. While many are opting for staycations over traveling, it seems most will be taking a break from classes for the summer.
You have spoken and we listened!! To that end, we are going to push pause on the TPTues RLS and come back to you live on Tuesday, September 8th. In the meantime, you will have access to all of the previous sessions on the LMS. You can find them by going here:
We are also working on a few other ideas for supplemental classroom material through the Training Partner Symposium Courses. Stay tuned for more information.
We continue to keep training at the forefront of our mission. It’s truly been our privilege to host these sessions and we look forward to jumping back in on September 8th.
Details will be coming your way in August through our memos, Blended Learning Blogs, and social media platforms.
Take good care!
2020 Curriculum and Planning Tools Are Ready
The 2020-21 electrical training ALLIANCE curriculum continues to roll out some new and exciting 
resources. First, the ’20-21 Training Essentials catalog was released in April, and made available for download by logging into the member’s area of our site. The ’20-21 student Syllabi, and the Course Level and Credit Summary (CLCS) Catalog and Roadmap view worksheets are also available… well…in the CLCS. Now as we near the July 1 date for the ’20-21 content use, many courses have been made available. (more…)
#TPTuesday Remote Learning Series Quizzes and Completion Certificates
After the popular question about how JATCs could determine if their students had watched the #TPTuesday Remote Learning Session webinars, the electrical training ALLIANCE recently completed the addition of both a quiz and a completion certificate to accompany each webinar.
Now you can simply have your students:
- View the webinar either live or later in the Training Partner Symposium course
- Take the quiz (gaining at least a 70% grade)
- Print/Download their own completion certificate as proof of completion.
Some have also asked for the ability to show licensing agencies the completion of the “course” in hopes of having the class count for continuing education credits (hours). For this reason, you will notice in the bottom right hand corner of the certificate is a code that is unique to each certificate. This is intended to help the licensing agencies feel more comfortable that the certificate was not in any way altered from the original and is specific to an individual.
Next Up?
Here is our list of scheduled webinars (at this point in time):
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MAY 5 Klein
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May 12 IDEAL
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May 19 3M
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May 26 ABB
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Jun 2 Southwire
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June 9 Fluke
#TPTuesday Remote Learning Session FAQs
We are excited to let you know that we continue to schedule more Remote Learning Sessions from our much valued Training Partners. Be sure to check back here on the Blog, in the electrical training ALLIANCE newsletters, and each of our social media channels for more detailed information as it becomes available. Our social media handles can be found at the end of this post. As of now, and we will keep scheduling more, we have the following partners in line for the next few weeks. (more…)