Another gold medal award
Picking up the award (from L-R) are Leslie Hastman (NAIT), Terry Drabiuk (NAIT), Cassandra Martell (Shaw Communications), Carol LaBelle (Shaw Communications), Mark Porter (Shaw Communications), and Nadine Gilfillan (NAIT)
Another gold medal award has been added to NAIT’s trophy room.
NAIT, along with Shaw Communications, has been selected joint winner of the 2008 Canadian Award for Training Excellence.
Both entities have been recognized for their vision in creating the Shaw Certificate in Leadership Development.
The specialized training program is a 6-month comprehensive development initiative that offers frontline leaders the skills and practical knowledge to help them become effective, confident leaders.
The Institute partnered with Shaw to design and deliver this learning program to 500 Shaw and Star Choice employees across Canada. Since January 2007, 256 employees have graduated.
Terry Drabiuk, Director of Corporate and International Training (CIT) at NAIT, says this is an important award for NAIT to win. “It recognizes our ability to partner with a client to customize and deliver a program specifically to their needs.” He says the award also highlights CIT’s ability to service a client in multiple locations all across the nation.
Shaw Communications is one of several private businesses to whom the CIT department delivers career-related and customized training. It has facilitated customized training across Canada and in more than 60 countries worldwide.
The joint award was one of seven gold medals presented by the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD).
The Canadian Society for Training and Development is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to the profession of training, workplace learning and human resources development.
It is the largest association of its kind in Canada and is currently celebrating its 60th year. |
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NAIT offers onsite maintenance training to Weyerhaeuser
Twenty students, from over 15 different Weyerhaeuser locations, commenced training in November 2008. NAIT instructors Barry Andrews and Walter Fischer recently completed a 10-day kick-off tour of four Weyerhaeuser locations - Shreavport, Louisiana; McCoomb Mills, Mississippi; Roanoke, Virginia; and Portland, Oregon.
They spent one day in each location, presenting an introduction to NAIT, explaining how to log on to CML (Computer Managed Learning) systems, and establishing expectations for their on-site distance learning training using student reference manuals and on-site support. The instructors met with students, on-site mentors and coaches, as well as Weyerhaeuser mill management to introduce the program and start them on their distance learning programs. So far, Weyerhaeuser is thrilled with the progress and to keep with this new momentum, are planning another intake in each of the programs.
Canadian and American representatives from Weyerhaeuser came to NAIT in February of 2007 to tour the trade training at several Canadian colleges, specifically looking at mill maintenance trades for electricians and millwrights working in their US facilities.
This tour resulted in the issuance of an RFP for the design and delivery of training for millwright and electrical apprentices working in Weyerhaeuser’s facilities throughout the United States. NAIT responded and was successful in being selected as the training institution of choice based on our flexibility, curriculum design and experience in corporate training.
Together with Weyerhaeuser, we customized curriculum specific to their needs and thanks to program experience, were able to respond quickly with distance delivery options for these apprenticeship programs. |
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Mexican workers keen on coming to Alberta
A contingent of three - CIT’s very own Dawn Prout, Derek Vokey, and Terry Maik - undertook an exploratory mission to the city of Queretaro, Mexico to assess the skilled workers, determine a possible source for Alberta companies, determine the viability of a Job Fair for Alberta based companies and scout a potential training centre.
The group met with the mayor of Queretaro, Manuel Gonzalez Valle, to discuss institution building and other trades training initiatives, from which an MOU was signed for NAIT, and the municipality, to explore its relationship further. This municipality is looking to NAIT to help promote its people as viable workers for Alberta companies and help organize an international fair. Following this tour, a consultancy agreement was signed with the Minister of Sustainable Development, and training sessions for this project commenced in December 2008. NAIT will also support the job fair, which runs February 5 to 9, 2009.
For more information on this event contact Terry Maik at 780.378.5053 or tmaik@nait.ca.
To download a registration form, click here. |
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