CSAO's Hoisting and Rigging - Basic Safety Training course is a two-day course offered in Toronto. Available dates are July 30, 31, 2008. There is no cost to Local 894 members. If interested please call the office, specify the dates, and we will register you. The CSAO also offers a one-day Hoisting and Rigging Instructor Workshop on August 20, 2008, at a cost of $150.00 per person. The cost will be reimbursed by Local 894 upon successful completion. The two-day course must be completed prior to the Instructor Workshop.
IBEW Canada is proud to announce that Microsoft Office 2003 courses will be added to the IBEW Online Training
Program at no charge. The popular online training program has been very well received by IBEW members and their friends and
families. Now, coming up to the first anniversary of usage, four new courses are being added, Microsoft Office
2003 Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. This will add another 18 hours of online training to this already
impressive library.
The courses are available to you and your friend and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until May 1, 2010. To start
your learning experience, access the Vubiz Web-site. Every
time you sign on, you will need to enter your membership card number and a password. Call or
Tammy at the office for
the password. The first time that you sign on, you will need to enter a little extra information to get set up.
A series of Saturday morning training courses is being held this spring for Local 894's first term apprentices.
So far the focus has been on conduit bending, ropes and rigging. The apprentices will also learn basic circuit
wiring.
Thanks to Education Committee Chair Raye West for overseeing this program and to IBEW Local 894 journeymen
Graham Brooks, Bob Taylor, Ken Grieve and Brad Fischer for sharing their expertise with the new apprentices.
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The following courses are offered at the Union Office on a regular basis:
We are currently building lists of participants for these courses. To add your name to a list, please call or
Tammy at the Office. Classes will be scheduled when enough participants have signed up.
Photo courtesy of Bill Robertson.
Night school and/or all additional courses must be pre-approved by the Executive Board to be eligible for reimbursement of course fees. You may submit your request to the Executive Board via . Reimbursement of course fees is available only to active Local 894 members. Local 894 will not pay for the Master Electrician course or the examination fee.
If interested please call the office. If enough members sign up, a course will be scheduled.
According to the website, "Electrician Math is a website which presents all electrical calculations likely to be encountered by an electrician in classes, on the job, and on electrician examinations. From calculator practice to commercial service calculations, every electrician can benefit from the content of this electrical math website by David Ullian Larson."
"An electrical apprentice, journeyman, master, and electrical inspector will find help here to improve calculations technique. Formulas are explained. Algebra is included. Conversion and derivation of formulas is a large part of this presentation. Story problems and grid worksheets are backed up with audio support. Mathematics is used by electricians every day. This website established a comprehensive coverage of each topic. Several thousand practice calculations are provided."
Have a look: www.electricianmath.com
When attending a course at the Local 894 Training Facilities, please use the rear
entrance, door # 3. Park at the rear of the building or on the road. DO NOT block the
driveway at rear of building as transports make
deliveries to other units 7 days a week during the day and evening. The fire department also
requires clear access to all units. Thank you!
An online WHMIS Review course is available on the
Construction Safety
Association of Ontario Web site.
